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 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 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
2020-2021 Courses
Fall 2020 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| AMST 2540 | Methods in Public Humanities | Steve Lubar | TTh 10:30-11:50am Fully ON-LINE |
| AMST 2630 | Public Amnesias and Their Discontents: Theories and Practices of Remembering and Forgetting | Diane O'Donoghue | T 4:00-6:30pm Fully ON-LINE |
| AMST 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, HYBRID |
| AMST 2685 | Critical Approaches to Preservation and Cultural Heritage | Marisa Brown | TTh 2:30-3:50pm HYBRID |
| ANTH 1901 | Anthropology in/of the Museum | Robert Preucel | F 3pm-5:30pm |
| Additional courses recommended for Public Humanities students here. | |||
Spring 2021 Course# |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| AMST 1700N | Public Memory | Beverly Haviland | M 3:00-5:30pm |
| AMST1904U | Museum Collecting / Collections | Ron Potvin | TBD |
| AMST 2650 | Introduction to Public HumanitiesTBD | TBD | M 3:00-5:30pm |
| AMST 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged |
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 | UnSettling Public Humanities | Micah Salkind | T 4:00-6:30pm 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 |
| AMST 1700M | Public Memory: Testimony, Memorial, Ritual | Beverly Haviland | W 3:00-5:30, Sayles Hall 012 |
| AMST 1902W | Queering Oral History: Theory and Practice of Building Alternative Archives | Virginia Thomas | T 4:00-6:30pm, Page-Robinson Hall 502 |
| AMST1903Z | Shrine, House or Home: Rethinking the House Museum Paradigm | Ron Potvin | M 3:00-5:30pm, 190 Hope Street 102 |
| AMST 2220D | Museums in Their Communities | Steve Lubar | W 1:10-4:10pm, 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 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged |
| AMST 2690 | Management of Cultural Institutions | Gayle Gifford | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| AMST 2697 | Museum Interpretation Practices | Sarah Ganz Blythe | F 10:00am-12:30pm, RISD Museum, Fain Gallery |
| AMST 2688 | Digital Archives and Digital Publics | Jim McGrath | TTh 2:30-3:50pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM |
| ETHN 1650F | Mapping Violence | Monica Martinez, Jim McGrath | W 3pm-5:30pm in Sayles Hall 306 |
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 |