HIS 222 - The Public Historian’s Craft

3 Credit Hour(s) Laboratory: 0 Recitation: 3 Alternative Mode: 0

The definition, philosophy, and evolution of public history as well as the current literature and debates within the field. Emphasis will be placed on the application of theories of public history to real-world situations as they explore what public audiences know about the past and how the public gained that knowledge. (Fall, odd-even years)

Fulfills Gen Ed 2011-2021: Reading, Writing, Humanities