Summer 2009 Course Offerings
ANE 650 Project Chef: Documenting Portland's Food Industry
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday , 4:00P-6:45P, 5/18-06/10, A. Cameron
This course is designed to introduce students to the techniques of oral history by documenting Portland’s celebrated food culture and industry. Each student will interview two informants who have already agreed to participate in the project. The range and scope of investigation is broad and includes celebrity chefs, dishwashers, wait staff, local farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers, and labor activists. The project’s goal is to produce a narrative for public presentation and distribution.
ANE 655 Historical Archaeology of New England
Monday & Wednesday , 4:00P-6:45P, 7/06-08/19, T. Baker
Historical Archaeology is the archaeological study of the European settlement of North America and elsewhere. This course will provide an introduction to the theory, techniques, and tools of historical archaeology within the context of the history of New England. We will also draw examples from other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Historical archaeology is an interdisciplinary study that draws upon history anthropology, geography and other disciplines to help reconstruct the past. Several important topics in regional contemporary historical archaeology will be examined including: early exploration and settlement, landscape research and reconstruction, ethnicity and social inequality, subsistence and food-ways, and material culture studies.
ANE 685 Reading and Research
Open to advanced students with exceptional records in the program, this course offers opportunities for reading and research under the direction of a faculty member. The approval of the ANES Curriculum Committee is required. This course may be taken only once.
ANE 687 Internship
Open to qualified students with exceptional records in the program; required for students in the Public Culture and History track. Internships are by application to the ANES Curriculum Committee. Participating organizations include: Portland Museum of Art, Old York Historical Society, Pejepscot Historical Society, and Maine Historical Society.
ANE 690 Project
Completion of a two-semester project that may be an independent project or that may combine independent study and work in a historical society, a museum, a cultural organization, or other public or private institution. In consultation with an advisor, the student defines and develops the project in relation to his or her particular interest in American and New England Studies.
ANE 695 Thesis
The product of original research, the thesis should embody an interdisciplinary combination of approaches and/or materials.
PPM Muskie School Course Descriptions
For students in the Public History and Culture Track, see the Muskie School of Public Service's course descriptions in non-profit management.
