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 2021-2022 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
2021-2022 Courses
Fall 2021 Course # |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| PHUM 1904 | Power & Water: Material Culture and its Environmental Impact | Ron Potvin | M 3:00-5:30pm, Smith-Buonanno Hall 201 |
| PHUM 2010 | Introduction to Public Humanities | Marisa Brown | W 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| PHUM 2015 | Public Art: History, Theory, and Practice | Janet Zweig | M 1:30-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| PHUM 2025 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, John Nicholas Brown Center |
| PHUM 2102 | Archives and Antiracism (Interested students must register for AMST 2221A) | Micah Salkind, Jazzmen Johnson, Tiffni Bowers | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| Cross-listed and courses recommended for Public Humanities will be added here. | |||
Spring 2022 Course# |
Title |
Instructor |
Days/Times/Locations |
| PHUM 2013 | Management of Cultural Institutions | Gayle Gifford | T 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| PHUM 2020 | Methods in Public Humanities | Dietrich Neumann | W 3:00-5:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| PHUM 2022 | Public in Persons: Along Humanities' Ethical Edges | Diane O'Donoghue | Th 4:00-6:30pm, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| PHUM 2025 | Semester Practicum in Public Humanities | Ron Potvin | Arranged, John Nicholas Brown Center |
| PHUM 2xxx | Museum Exhibitions (Interested students must register for AMST 2221) | Steve Lubar | T/Th 10:30-11:50am, John Nicholas Brown Center SEM201 |
| Additional cross-listed and courses recommended for Public Humanities students coming soon. |