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Table of Contents:

A. Sponsoring Departments B. Academic Requirements C. Participating Faculty D. Courses

A. SPONSORING DEPARTMENTS

The purpose of the certificate is to create a program of study for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the area of material culture. Material culture encompasses the study of the creation, uses, meanings, and interpretations of the tangible products of human endeavor. The Material Culture Certificate Program is supported by the Department of Art History in the College of Letters and Science and Design Studies in the School of Human Ecology.

B. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Because the study of material culture is inherently interdisciplinary in nature, the certificate curriculum is designed so that students are able to complete requirements for the material culture certificate while still meeting those of existing undergraduate programs in departments throughout the university. This also makes it possible to draw upon the breadth of resources related to material culture in a major research institution like the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

A major goal of the program is to introduce professional career paths for students with an interest in the relationship between objects, history and culture, but who are not necessarily committed to careers in academia. Many students completing this program will pursue graduate work aimed toward careers in higher education. However, many others will complete it to prepare for a diverse number of careers and positions in museums, historical societies, architecture and design firms, product design, advertising, historic preservation and journalism. The certificate is intended to help students interested in this area, bridge the academic and professional worlds.

The certificate program in Material Culture Studies requires 15 credits. The program requires two core courses, supplemented by electives. An internship/practicum experience is recommended. The goal of the requirements is to provide students with a set of interdisciplinary skills including: development of visual literacy and understanding specific methods and theories of material culture analysis as it is most often practiced. A student might select electives to specialize in a particular geographic area of study or type of object, or to provide maximum

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depth in a certain period of time. At least six elective credits must be taken outside the student’s home department and in different departments.

1. Core Courses

A. Anthropology 264/Art History 264/Design Studies 264/History 264/Landscape Architecture 264: Dimensions of Material Culture (4 credits) Prerequisite: 300 level or above course in either Art History or Design Studies.

Rotated among teams of two faculty members from the core material culture staff. This course explores the field of material culture, introducing the range of approaches and topics within it. Faculty, staff and professionals from different disciplines and fields are invited to discuss their work and perspective, and discuss current literature that underpins it. Students are encouraged to take a course from the list in Section D to satisfy the prerequisite.

B. Art History 563: Method and Theory in Material Culture (3 credits) The intent of this requirement is to teach the methods that material culture studies uses, a set of

tools for analysis and how they can be used.

C. Internship/Practicum/Field Experience (Graduate Students Only)

Graduate students must complete a 1-3 credit internship/practicum/field experience. This is developed with a faculty member and an outside institution. Credits are determined by the scope of the internship. These credits count as elective credits. We have established internship opportunities with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Chipstone Foundation, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and are currently developing more opportunities with institutions such as the Pecatonica Foundation.

2. Electives: 9 credits

A. Beyond the two required core courses, students are free to fulfill their specific interests through 9 elective credits (three courses). Students may take only one course in any department. Section D is a list of possible elective courses. Choices should be clustered around a focus. For example, one strategy is to take a range of courses related to a specific geographic area, specialization or time period. Other students may choose to pursue a cluster of courses that emphasizes nationally emerging specializations within the field of material culture including courses related to museums/exhibitions, historic preservation, archival technology or product design. Students should work with a material culture faculty member to develop this focus. Other courses can be selected as electives from traditional disciplinary approaches and content, but must be approved by the chair of the Material Culture Advisory Committee. Students must work closely with both their advisor within their home major and an advisor among material culture advisors to assure that both major and certificate requirements are fulfilled.

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3. Additional requirements !

Undergraduates: a minimum 2.0 GPA must be earned on all course work attempted for the program.

Graduates: a minimum of 3.0 GPA must be earned on all course work attempted for the program.

Certificate course requirements cannot be met by courses approved for Credit/No Credit (CR/N) grading. Required courses cannot be fulfilled by students exercising the Pass/Fail (S/U) option for courses normally graded A-F.

C. PARTICIPATING FACULTY

1. Core Material Culture Faculty:

Julie K. Allen, Paul and Renate Madsen Associate Professor,

Department of Scandinavian Studies

Anna Andrzejewski, Professor,

Department of Art History, Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Program

William Aylward, Professor

Department of Classics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Janet Gilmore, Associate Professor,

Department of Landscape Architecture

Catherine Jackson, Assistant Professor

Department of History of Science

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Yuhang Li, Assistant Professor

Department of Art History

Ann Smart Martin, Stanley and Polly Stone Professor of American Decorative Arts

Department of Art History

Mark Nelson, Professor

Department of Design Studies

Monica Penick, Assistant Professor,

Department of Design Studies

Jennifer Pruitt, Assistant Professor

Department of Art History

Sissel Schroeder, Associate Professor,

Department of Anthropology

Jonathan Senchyne, Assistant Professor,

School of Library and Information Studies

Sarah Thal, Associate Professor

Department of History

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Lee Palmer Wandel, Professor

Department of History

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2. Affiliated Material Culture Faculty, Departments, and Institutions:

Department of Anthropology

Danielle Benden, Senior Curator

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Professor

Department of Art

Tom Loeser, Professor

Paul Sacaridiz, Associate Professor

Department of Art History

Barbara Buenger, Professor

Nicholas Cahill, Professor

Preeti Chopra, Associate Professor

Thomas Dale, Professor

Henry Drewal, Professor

Gail Geiger, Professor

Quitman Phillips, Professor

Associated Museum Professionals

Jody Clowes, Director, James Watrous Gallery

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Sarah Carter, Curator, Chipstone Foundation

Russell Panczenko, Director, Chazen Museum of Art

Jon Prown, Director, Chipstone Foundation

Maria Saffiotti Dale, Curator, Chazen Museum of Art

Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Program

Arijit Sen, Associate Professor, UW-Milwaukee

Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies

James Leary, Professor

Department of Design Studies

Jung-hye Shin, Associate Professor

Department of English

Susan Bernstein, Professor

Lisa Cooper, Associate Professor

Department of History

Colleen Dunlavy, Professor

Nan Enstad, Professor

History of Science

Lynn Nyhart, Vilas-Bablitch-Kelch Distinguished Achievement Professor

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Department of Landscape Architecture

Sam F. Dennis, Jr., Associate Professor

Department of Music

Susan Cook, Director, School of Music

D. SELECTION OF COURSES THAT CAN BE USED AS PREREQUISITE TO CERTIFICATE CORE COURSE OR AS ELECTIVES.

1. Department of Anthropology

309: Prehistoric Europe

310: Archaeology of South Asia

310: Archaeology of Technology and Trade

354: Archaeology of Wisconsin

355: Archaeology of Eastern North American Anthropology

370: Field Course in Archaeology

490: Archaeology of Migration

490: Ancient Cities

520: Ethnic Representations in Wisconsin (Cross listed with Folklore 520)

539: The Folklore of Festivals and Celebrations (Cross listed with Folklore 539, Music 539, Theatre 539)

696: Archaeological Methods of Curation

942: Theory in Archaeology

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2. Department of Art History

300: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece

303: Hellenistic Art

304: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome (Cross listed with Classics 304)

363: American Decorative Arts and Interiors: 1620-1840

364: History of American Art, 1607-present

377: African Art: Paleolithic to the Rise of West African Empires

378: African Art: West African Empires to the Start of the Colonial Era

428: Visual Cultures of South Asia

457: History of American Vernacular Architecture and Landscapes

468: Frank Lloyd Wright

463: Topics in Material Culture

475/ 875: Japanese Ceramics and Allied Arts

478: Art and Religious Practices in Medieval Japan

525: Italian Renaissance and Baroque “Life and the Arts from Private to Public Spaces”

563: Methods in Material Culture

579: Carnival Arts of the African Diaspora

601 and 602: Introduction to Museum Studies

802: Taste

865: Seminar in American Art

3. Classics

300: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece

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304: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome

372: Roman Architecture

4. Consumer Science

470: History of Consumer Movements

5. Department of Design Studies

355: History of Fashion, 1400-present (Crosslisted with Folklore)

356: Sustainable Residential Construction

360: Global Perspectives on Design

420: Twentieth Century Design

421: History of European Interiors

422: History of American Interiors: 1620-1950

430: History of Textiles

501: History of Design II

501: Survey of Interior Design

655: Comparative Studies of World Costume (Crosslisted with Folklore)

720: Literature of Design Theory

6. Department of English

845: Seriality

7. Folklore Program

320: Folklore of Wisconsin

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439: Foodways

490: Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore (Cross listed with LIS 490)

520: Ethnic Representations in Wisconsin (Cross listed with Anthropology)

539: The Folklore of Festivals and Celebrations (Cross listed with Anthropology 539, Music 539, and Theater 539)

540: Local Culture and Identity in the Upper Midwest

639: Field School: Ethnography of Wisconsin Festivals

8. Department of Geography

305: Introductions to Cities

342: Geography of Wisconsin

508: Landscape and Settlement in the North American Past

9. Department of History

560: History of Mass Communication

650: History of Books and Print Culture (Cross listed with LIS and AH 650)

734: Modern Archives and Administration (Cross listed with LIS 734)

819: History of Mass Communication (Cross listed with Journalism 819)

10. Department of History of Science

222: Technology and Social Change in History

337: History of Technology

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11. Department of Landscape Architecture

675: Historic Preservation Planning Field Workshop

677: Cultural Resource Preservation and Landscape History

777: Methods in Historical/Cultural Resource Preservation

12. Department of Music

539: The Folklore of Festivals and Celebrations

13. Scandinavian Studies

440: Scandinavian Folklore

14. School of Journalism & Mass Communication

560: History of Mass Communication

819: History of Mass Communication

16. School of Library and Information Studies

490: Field Methods and the Public Presentation of Folklore

650: History of Books and Print Culture

734: Modern Archives and Administration (Cross listed with History 734)

17. Theatre

327: History of Costume Design

464: Costume Technology: Crafts

539: The Folklore of Festivals and Celebrations (Cross listed with Anthropology 539, Folklore 539, Music 539)

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763: Costume Design III