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 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 ON-LINE |
| AMST 1510 | Museum Collecting / Collections | Ron Potvin | TTh 1:00-2:30pm HYBRID |
| AMST 2650 | Introduction to Public Humanities | Dietrich Neumann | M 3:00-5:30pm ON-LINE |
| AMST 2680 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, Weekly meetings M 9:00-10:00am HYBRID |
| AMST 2684 | Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship in the Commons | Nico Wheadon | Th 4:00-6:30pm ON-LINE |
| Additional courses recommended for Public Humanities students here. |