The Center for Public Humanities lists courses under the PHUM rubric. Our flexible program draws on Brown University's open curriculum. Elective courses can be selected from approved 1000 and 2000 level courses offered at Brown, Rhode Island School of Design, and Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The courses sponsored by the Center for Public Humanities in 2022-2023 academic years are listed below. Visit course catalog for a complete listing of courses at Brown University.
Other useful links
- Brown University Registration Guidelines
- Brown University Registrar's Office Instruction for RISD cross-registration
- Public Humanities Courses Syllabi Bank on Brown Digital Repository (starting 2014)
- List of courses sponsored by the Center for Public Humanities in prior years
- RISD Registrar's Office
2022-2023 Courses
Fall 2022 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
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| PHUM 1903 | Shrine, House or Home: Rethinking the House Museum Paradigm | Ron Potvin | M 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 | |
| PHUM 2021 | Public Amnesias and Their Discontents:Theories and Practices of Remembering | Diane O'Donoghue | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 | |
| PHUM 2025 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, John Nicholas Brown Center | |
| PHUM 1080 | The Entrepreneurial Process (Interested students must register for ENGN 1010) | Daniel Warshay | T Th 10:30-11:50am, Location TBD | |
| PHUM 1340 | Principles and Methods of Geographic Information Systems (Interested students must register for SOC 1340) |
Kevin M Mwenda |
MWF 12-12:50p |
|
| PHUM 1880 | Exhibition as Medium (Interested students must register for HIAA 1888) |
Lindsay A Caplan |
W 3-5:30p |
|
| Monuments, History, and Memory in the United States (Interested Public Humanities MA Students must contact Prof. Ater and register for AFRI 1970, S01). |
Renee Ater |
Th 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 | ||
Spring 2023 Course# |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
|
| PHUM 1220 |
Decolonizing Classical Antiquity: Wht Nationalism, Colonialism, Ancient Material Heritage (Interested students must register for MGRK1220) |
Yannis Hamilakis |
T/Th 10:30am-11:50am | |
| PHUM 1901 | Anthropology in/of the Museum (Interested students must register for ANTH 1901) |
Christina Hodge |
F 3:00-5:30pm | |
| PHUM 2020 | Methods in Public Humanities | Steve Lubar | T/Th 10:30-11:50am, John Nicholas Brown Center Seminar Room | |
| PHUM 2025 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, John Nicholas Brown Center | |
| PHUM 2225 | Material Matters (Interested students must register for ANTH 2515) | Robert Preucel | F 3:00-5:30pm | |
| PHUM 2405 | Monuments, Counter-Monuments, and the Representation of the Slave Past (Interested students must register for AFRI 2005) | Renee Ater | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center Seminar Room | |
| PHUM 2696 | Promise of Informal Learning (Interested students must register for AMST 2696) | Jackie Delamatre | Th 4:00-6:30pm, RISD, Fain Gallery |