unit three
Culture
as Artifact: Museum as Narrative & Ritual Space
cultural
artifact:
art
museum space and ritual
reading
assignments:
- Carol
Duncan, "The Art Museum as Ritual" & "Public Spaces,
Private Interests" in Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public
Art Museums (7-20); 48-59 (ELECTRONIC
RESERVE)
- The Theory Toolbox
pp. 51- 68
- CS
Key Concept Handouts: Ritual & Symbol; Space, Place & Landscape
field
work presentations i:
observing museum
culture
(student field work reports on art institute of chicago)
professor's guidelines for student field
work projects
Sample field work paper
at
the end of this unit you should be able to define these key terms:
additional
resources:
Student
Class Notes pt 1 [student field work presentations] (c) Joseph
Varrisco
Student Class Notes
pt 2 [ritual, space, power, & Museums] (c) Joseph Varrisco
art
institute of chicago
syllabus
for theory & practice of the art museum course
