AL 491 Culture: Digital and Physical

The goals of this course are to:

● explore a broad spectrum of cultural institutions to discover the range of approaches to providing access to material, both in physical and digital manifestations
● develop familiarity with a range of digital humanities and cultural heritage projects, as well as the ability to evaluate the tools and methods involved in creating those projects
● become more thoughtful, critical, and reflective users of digital tools, technologies, and spaces by understanding that all technologies are complex, socially situated, and political tools through which humans make meaning

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

● demonstrate effective communication skills across a variety of media
● analyze how digital representations of artistic and historical artefacts communicate the materiality and significance of objects
● analyze how artistic and historical artefacts shape our understanding of culture and history
● integrate various disciplinary methods and apply them to course concepts