(in Polish) Historic House Museums in the Collective Memory Approach WH-KON-HistHoMu
The course presents historic house museums and their cultural significance in the context of collective memory. The class starts with an introduction to the definition of a historical house museum and the history of its representation in Western culture. Afterwards, there is a review of the elements of Maurice Halbwachs' theory of collective memory and its implementation in order to fully understand the nature of the functioning of this type of cultural institution. Representative examples from European and American culture will be used to develop a narrative around historical, cultural and social phenomena, which function in collective memory due to them. The key topics include: the different ways of perceiving the past in the second half of the nineteenth century, the role of cities and the working class in the construction of a new aesthetic of the early twentieth century, the biography of the artist and its utilisation in art studies, colonialism and cultural appropriation, and the new group of historic houses, which are mementos of idols of the broader pop-culture. Through a selection of examples, the course introduces the diversity of measures that are involved in building and maintaining collective memory.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS
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Preliminary Requirements
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Learning outcomes
1ECTS = 30h
1 ECTS active class participation
2 reading texts
2 preparing a credit presentation
Muz1_W03
The student knows and understands the methodology of research in the field of museology and understands the methodology of museology research, including the methodology of research in the field of global museology - knows the history of the origin of historical house museums and their place in cultural development.
Muz1_U11
The student is able to use theoretical knowledge in the field of cultural and religious studies in their work as a museologist - uses knowledge of historic houses and their cultural significance in museum work
Muz1_U05
The student has the ability to logically construct statements in all areas of museum activity (both orally and in a written form) - including terminology specific to historic house museums
Assessment criteria
Activity during classes 20%
PowerPoint presentation (work archived on MOODLE) 60%
Attendance (maximum of 2 absences) 20%
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
BDB 5 grade - the student knows very well the issues of history, culture and context of historic house museums. They understand very well the assumptions of the theory of collective memory and are able to use them to analyse selected examples of exhibition institutions from the circle of European culture. The credit presentation they give is logical, written using proper language and fully corresponds with the given topics.
DB 4 grade - the student knows well issues concerning history, culture and context of historic house museums. They understand the main assumptions of the theory of collective memory and are able to use them to analyse selected examples of exhibition facilities from European culture. The lecture presentation is logical, written in a mostly correct language and corresponds with the given topic.
DST 3 grade - the student knows the issues of history, culture and context of historic house museums in a fragmentary way. They understand partly basic assumptions of the theory of collective memory, having problems with using them to analyse selected examples of exhibition institutions from the circle of European culture. Their presentation is logical, written in a mostly correct language and corresponds with the given topic.
NDST 2 grade - the student knows vaguely the issues of history, culture and context of historic house museums. They do not understand the assumptions of the theory of collective memory, nor are able to use them to analyse selected examples of exhibition institutions from the European culture circle. Do not deliver their final presentation or the presentation has signs of plagiarism.
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
Rosanna Pavoni, House Museums in Italy: new cultural itineraries: poetry, history, art..., Rome 2010, fragments https://books.google.it/books?id=JDRoCwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=pl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Museum. The Public Historian 1 May 2015; 37 (2): 42–60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2015.37.2.42.
L. Mårdh, Re-entering the house : Scenographic and artistic interventions and interactions in the historic house museum. Nordisk Museologi [Internet]. 2015;(1):25–39. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-74798
Giovanni Pinna, Introduction to historic house museums, Museum International Volume 53, 2001 - Issue 2, p. 4-9.
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