AMST 205

Material Aspects of American Life

REQUIRED READING

At The University Bookstore

David Macaulay, MOTEL OF THE MYSTERIES

AMST 205 Course Pack

available at Maryland Book Exchange

Kouwenhoven, "American Studies: Words or Things?"
Hesseltine, "The Challenge of the Artifact"
Fleming, "Artifact Study: A Proposed Model"

AMST 205 Course Pack

available at BSOS Copy Center, first floor, Millard Tydings Hall

Calvert, "Children In The House, 1890 to 1930"
Carson, "Interpreting History Through Objects"
Crew and Sims, "Locating Authenticity"
Cromley, "A History of American Beds and Bedrooms, 1890-1930"
Gillette, "Back To The Future"
Gordon, "American Denim: Blue Jeans and Their Multiple Layers of Meaning"
Green, "Crash," and "Playing"
Jackle, "Motel By The Roadside: America's Room For The Night"
Lynes, "The Kitchen"
"Model City: Greenbelt, Maryland"
Schlereth, "Collecting Ideas and Artifacts"
Weil, "The Proper Business of the Museum"
Yeingst and Bunch, "Curating The Recent Past"

On The Internet

Barbara Hornblower, Heartbreak Motel
Jamieson McKenzie, Virtual Museums

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