Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: THE STUFF OF THE PAST: STUDYING AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Traditionally, historians have relied on written sources to construct narratives of the past. But what would happen if historians also used non-written sources? In this class you will learn how to study materials to understand past cultures by exploring thins from fine art to fried chicken.