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Intro to Public History Syllabus

Jaime Martinez

Created on August 3, 2023

Syllabus for HST 4840/5840 at UNCP, Fall 2023

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HST 4740/5740

Intro to Public History

Fall 2023 Syllabus

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4- Policies & Resources

2- Assignments

3- Calendar

1- General Info

This is an index

General Information

an introduction to the course & instructor

Course Description

A hands-on introduction to the work of public historians, including physical and digital preservation and exhibition, oral history, archives management, historical editing and publishing, historical site management, marketing and public relations, and securing grants and donors. This course also provides an opportunity for future professional historians to serve a critical role in collecting, interpreting, and displaying the past and securing a proper historical record in service to society. Both individually and in groups, you will apply what you are learning as you learn. Before the class ends you will have not only studied public history: you will have practiced public history in collaboration with colleagues across campus and members of our scholarly community. In addition, you will discover the different professional fields, collectively referred to as public history, that are open to students of history and related humanities fields, and meet practitioners in those fields.

Course Overview

The undergraduate sections of this course carry WD designation for the Writing Intensive requirement.
All three sections of our class will interact using Perusall (a collaborative annotation tool), Flip videos, and Google Docs & Slides.
The in-person section typically meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:45 pm, in Dial 214.

All sections will work on a common public history project, a proposal for an historical driving tour. Our client for this project is the Lumbee Tribe's Historic Preservation Office.
Aside from the assigned textbooks, all course materials and assignment information will be available within Canvas.
Your required textbooks are:

Amy Lonetree, Decolonizing Museums (everyone)
Michel Troillot, Silencing the Past (grad students only)

Dr. Jaime Amanda Martinez

Email: jaime.martinez@uncp.edu Phone: 910-775-4031 Office Location: Dial 212 Zoom Room: https://uncp.zoom.us/j/9776750789 Office Hours: Monday 2-5 pm, Tuesday 10 am-12 pm, Wednesday by appointment, Thursday 2-5 pm

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Assignments & Grading

an introduction to the course expectations

Common Elements

Content Readings

Book Reviews

Driving Tour

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In-Person Section

Perusall discussions of course materials are worth 15 point each, or 135 points total. (This accounts for 45% of your course grade.)
Class participation accounts for 75 points, or 3 points per class meeting. (25%)
The combined project materials we will submit to our partners account for 25 points. Your presentation to the partners during exam week is worth 20 points. (Combined, 15%)
The book review is worth 25 points. (8.3%)
Other small assignments are collectively worth 20 points. (6.7%)

Online Undergraduate Section

Perusall discussions of course materials are worth 15 point each, or 135 points total. (This accounts for 54% of your course grade.)
Weekly video and written submissions are worth 5 points each, for a total of 55 points. (22%)
The book review is worth 25 points. (10%)
Regular contributions to the project materials are worth 5 points each, for a total of 25 points. (10%)
Your final response to the project is worth 10 points. (4%)

Graduate Section

Perusall discussions of course materials are worth 15 point each, or 135 points total. (This accounts for 45% of your course grade.)
Weekly video and written submissions are worth 5 points each, for a total of 55 points. (18.3%)
Your two book reviews are worth 25 points each, or 50 points total. (16.7%)
Graduate students will craft a lesson plan that incorporates public history concepts. This assignment is broken into a proposal, draft, and peer review, each worth 5 points, plus the plan itself, worth 25 points. (Combined, 13.3%)

Regular contributions to the project materials are worth 5 points each, for a total of 20 points. (6.7%)

3. Important Dates

Aug 29 & 31

Nov 19

Dec 8

Oct 22

In-person section local museums tour.

Project Presentation, in-person section

Troillot reviews due (grad students)

Lesson Plan draft due (grad students)

Project Evaluation due (undergrad online) Lesson Plan due (grad students)

In-person section goes on local history tours during regular class meeting time.

Lonetree reviews due

Friday, Oct 20

Nov 12

Dec 5 10:45 am

Policies & Resources

university and course-specific guidelines & support

University Policies

Online Communications

Universal Policies

These policies about academic honesty, students with disabilities, and attendance apply to all UNCP classes.

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University Resources

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