Documenting and Interpeting Cultural Heritage

Documenting and Interpeting Cultural Heritage

This course, first taught in Spring 2019, is designed to put public history readings and practices in conversation with global conversations about intangible cultural heritage.Students taking this class (hopefully) leave with a better idea of the conversation around heritage preservation and interpretation, as well as new skill sets (particularly around cultural landscapes and resources.) In the first iteration of this class, students did research and compiled a report on Sunny Slope, a plantation now being used as office space by Auburn University. It required them to dig in lots of archives, to come up with a cohesive narrative for public consumption, and to think about how they might interpret history outside of a conventional historical institution. Check out our syllabus and other materials below.

Syllabus
Crowdsourced glossary of terms
Final Cultural Resources Report

Sunny Slope Plantation, now home of OLLI Auburn
css.php