Spring 2023 Museum and Exhibition Studies

Last generated: Friday, May 19 2023 01:05 PM UTC

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

MUSE 400

Topics in Museum and Exhibition Studies

3 TO 5 hours. 3 to 4 undergraduate hours. 4 to 5 graduate hours. May be repeated for credit. Extensive computer use required.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44677LCD11:00 AM - 01:30 PMF1062HHQuinn, TOn campus and online
3 hours MUSE Publication This seminar will produce Fwd: Museums 2023 - [Redacted], a peer-reviewed journal that features research, essays, interviews, reviews, artwork, and interventions. Students participate in all aspects of productionreviewing submissions, editing, design, and publicity. Everyone receives a copy and is invited to submit artwork and writing to the issue. Topics may include: Censorship; death; invisible labor; tainted funding; destruction of material culture; and more.
44151LCD12:00 PM - 02:30 PMR3032HHLopez Garcia, MOn campus and online
3 hours Monuments/Memorials/Racial Jus An exploration of the most recent debates regarding public spaces, monuments, and memorials, through an interdisciplinary lens, with critical attention paid to issues of history, race, ethnicity, violence, and memory.
45433LCD04:30 PM - 06:00 PMR2092JHHughes, AOn campus and online
3 hours Surviving the Long Wars Same as MUSE 546 and GWS 494. This course integrates curatorial practices, critical theory, and popular education strategies to examine the contradictions and parallels between the US Indian Wars and the Global War on Terror. During the course students will be partnered with National Endowment for the Humanities Veteran Fellows to develop public programs that deepen our understanding of war, reveal opportunities for solidarity across differences, and inspire visions of a more just future. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
42065LCD - S03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1062HHMensah, LOn campus and online
3 hours Museums in Theory This seminar will introduce students to a range of theoretical and critical frameworks that position the museum as an overlooked locus of power warranting serious, investigative inquiry. Course Information: Previously listed as AH 546. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: MUSE 532 and MUSE 543 and MUSE 545.

MUSE 542

Exhibition Practices

4 hours. Previously listed as AH 542. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42066LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT1072HHMensah, LOn campus and online
Core course in exhibition making history and practices. Exposure to the mechanics of preparing exhibitions in physical and virtual environments; exhibition planning, design, management, and marketing.

MUSE 544

Public Engagement in Museums

4 hours. Previously listed as AH 544. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42067LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW2092JHRamos, SOn campus and online
Public Engagement Development of methods of audience and public interaction with exhibiting institutions and forms. Includes practicum in publicity, promotion, audience-development assessment.

MUSE 546

Seminar in Museum and Exhibition Studies

4 hours. Previously listed as AH 546. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: MUSE 532 and MUSE 543 and MUSE 545.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46463LCD11:00 AM - 01:30 PMF1062HHQuinn, TOn campus and online
MUSE Publication This seminar will produce Fwd: Museums 2023 - [Redacted], a peer-reviewed journal that features research, essays, interviews, reviews, artwork, and interventions. Students participate in all aspects of productionreviewing submissions, editing, design, and publicity. Everyone receives a copy and is invited to submit artwork and writing to the issue. Topics may include: Censorship; death; invisible labor; tainted funding; destruction of material culture; and more. Departmental Approval Required
42069LCD12:00 PM - 02:30 PMR3032HHLopez Garcia, MOn campus and online
Monuments/Memorials/Racial Jus An exploration of the most recent debates regarding public spaces, monuments, and memorials, through an interdisciplinary lens, with critical attention paid to issues of history, race, ethnicity, violence, and memory. Restricted to Graduate College.
42258LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW1062HHMensah, LOn campus and online
Museums in Theory This seminar will introduce students to a range of theoretical and critical frameworks that position the museum as an overlooked locus of power warranting serious, investigative inquiry. Course Information: Previously listed as AH 546. Field trips required at a nominal fee. Recommended background: MUSE 532 and MUSE 543 and MUSE 545. Restricted to Graduate College.
46464LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR2092JHHughes, AOn campus and online
Surviving the Long Wars Same as MUSE 400 and GWS 494. This course integrates curatorial practices, critical theory, and popular education strategies to examine the contradictions and parallels between the US Indian Wars and the Global War on Terror. During the course students will be partnered with National Endowment for the Humanities Veteran Fellows to develop public programs that deepen our understanding of war, reveal opportunities for solidarity across differences, and inspire visions of a more just future.

MUSE 582

Supervised Internship in Museum and Exhibition Studies

4 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Previously listed as AH 582. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s). Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42303PRARRANGEDQuinn, TOnline with deadlines

MUSE 596

Readings in Museum and Exhibition Studies

0 TO 8 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s). Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
42305CNFARRANGEDQuinn, TOnline with deadlines

MUSE 597

Project Research

0 TO 8 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Previously listed as AH 597. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Department. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45255CNF03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM3032HHLopez Garcia, MOn campus and online

MUSE 598

MUSE Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Restricted to Graduate College. Restricted to Museum and Exhibition Studies major(s).

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45256CNF03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM3032HHLopez Garcia, MOn campus and online