The Center for Public Humanities lists courses under the American Studies AMST 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 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 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
2019-2020 Courses
Fall 2019 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| AMST 1903I | Museum Histories | Steve Lubar | TTh 10:30-11:50am John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2650 | Introduction to Public Humanities | Monica Martinez | W 3:00-5:30pm John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2635 | Ethical in Public: Humanities as Moments of Encountering | Diane O'Donoghue | Th 4:00-6:30pm John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2653 | Public Art: History, Theory, and Practice | Janet Zweig | M 1:30-5:30pm John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2655 | Against Invisibility: Asian America/s, Collective Memory and the Public Humanities | Bob Lee | M 4:00-6:30 Nicholson House |
| AMST 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged |
| AMST 2694 | Decolonizing Public Humanities: Intersectional Approaches to Curatorial Work and Community Organizing | Micah Salkind | TTh 6:40-8:00pm John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| ETHN 1750B | Treaty Rights and Food Fights: Eating Local in Indian Country | Elizabeth Hoover | TTh 1pm-2:20pm 111 Thayer St-Watson Institute 112 |
Spring 2020 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| AMST1903Z | Shrine, House or Home: Rethinking the House Museum Paradigm | Ron Potvin | M 3:00-5:30pm, Location TBD |
| AMST 2540 | Methods in Public Humanities | Susan Smulyan | T Th 10:30-11:50am, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged |
| AMST 2685 | Critical Approaches to Architectural Preservation and Cultural Heritage | Marisa Brown | TTh 1:00-2:20pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2690 (pending) | Management of Cultural Institutions | Gayle Gifford | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST2697 (pending) | Museum Interpretation Practices | Sarah Ganz Blythe | F 10:00am-12:30pm, RISD Museum, Fain Gallery |
2018-2019 Courses
Fall 2018 Course# |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
AMST2630 |
Public Amnesias and Their Discontents: Theories and Practices of Remembering and Forgetting |
Diane O'Donoghue |
Th 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST2631 |
Public Humanities on Lockdown: Considerations on the Role and Design of Humanities Programs in Prisons and Jails |
Christina Dawkins |
T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST2650 |
Introduction to Public Humanities |
Steve Lubar |
W 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST2680 |
Semester Practicum in Public Humanities |
Ron Potvin |
Arranged |
|
AMST2686 |
Creating a 21st Century Art and Design Museum: A Seminar and Laboratory |
Roger Mandle |
T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center LEC |
|
AMST2687 |
History & Heritage Organizations: Collaboration & Critique |
Rick Ring |
M 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
Spring 2019 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Location |
|
AMST 1950 |
Pursuit of Happiness: Environmental Justice and Indigenous Rights |
Ron Potvin Loren Spears |
Th 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST 2500A |
History Curatorship |
Steve Lubar |
T Th 1:00-2:20pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST 2540 |
Methods in Public Humanities |
Susan Smulyan |
T Th 10:30-11:50am, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST 2655 |
Against Invisibility |
Robert Lee |
W 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST 2680 |
Semester Practicum |
Ron Potvin |
Arranged |
|
AMST 2689 |
Show Me the Money: Philanthropy and Civil Society | Elizabeth Francis | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
|
AMST 2697 |
Museum Interpretation Practices |
Sarah Ganz Blythe |
F 10:00-12:30, RISD Museum, Fein Gallery |
|
AMST 2699 |
Digital Storytelling | Jim McGrath | T Th 2:30-3:50pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |