Teaching Anthropology With Museum Collections

Peers, Laura; Vitelli, Giovanna

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“…Furthermore, first-hand experience and the ability to make autonomous decisions about the fields enabled students to reflect on course topics, generating a direct and personal dialogue with the people and objects in the field (Ortner 1995). This assumption is even more relevant in the context of studying material culture and museum experiences, as direct contact with objects can foster deeper learning and critical skills (Peers and Vitelli 2020). At the same time, dialogue with the Kamayurá delegates provided students an opportunity to explore a new ethic of exhibition practices and the appropriation of museum spaces by different agents (Kreps 2015).…”

Section: Some Notes On the Anthropology And Museums Course Experiencementioning

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“…There has been a growing global interest in incorporating material culture studies into teaching programs (e.g., Chatterjee and Hannan 2015;Dias 2013;Nichols 2019;Peers and Vitelli 2020;Woodward 2016). Several authors emphasize how interaction with material culture provides both direct sensory experiences (Edwards et al 2006) and mental engagements with the world (Malafouris 2013).…”

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Anthropology and Museums: Notes from a Course in Bahia, Brazil

Bollettin¹,

Tromboni²

2022

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This paper describes a course on Anthropology and Museums offered at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. The interface between anthropology and museums is of great relevance for the elaboration of an effective pedagogical strategy in teaching anthropology. The course described here included both theoretical and practical activities aimed at covering contemporary debates about anthropology, museums, and material culture as well as at offering direct first-hand experiences for students. The development and results of the course highlight the usefulness of adopting this theoretical-practical mixture for the effective engagement of students in the educational process.

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Section: Some Notes On the Anthropology And Museums Course Experiencementioning

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Anthropology and Museums: Notes from a Course in Bahia, Brazil

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Tromboni²

2022

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“…The analysis of cataloging activities in PCTO plans showed that laboratory work using school museum collections improves students' observational and reasoning skills. They also represent valuable tools for enhancing scientific literacy [180] and developing interdisciplinary proposals even in traditional classroom lessons. The case study discussed in this study showed that, when recovered and made newly accessible to teachers and students, natural history school collections become valuable tools for transdisciplinary practical learning.…”

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Learning Sciences from the Past: Recovery, Study, and Cataloging of a Historical Natural History School Museum

Franza,

Pratesi

2024

Education Sciences

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School–museum partnerships have gained considerable attention in the academic literature in recent decades. However, their role in enhancing science education is still an under-researched topic. This work reports on the outcomes of the recovery, study, cataloging, and valorization of the 18th century geo-mineralogical collection belonging to the Collegio Nazareno, now housed at the Istituto San Giuseppe Calasanzio in Rome. The project, which was participated in by the students enrolled in the fourth- and fifth-grade high school classes, revealed rare specimens such as the mineralogical collection donated by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (1741–1740) in 1785. Furthermore, the laboratory activities organized from the stored samples highlighted educational approaches that helped students to cope with the complexities of authentic scientific work and cultural related issues. This work thus offers significant insights into the importance of natural history school museums as useful (and oft-forgotten) learning tools in science education.

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Learning Sciences from the Past. Recovery, Study, and Cataloging of a Historical Natural History School Museum

Franza,

Pratesi

2023

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School-museum relations have gained considerable attention in the academic literature in recent decades. However, there still needs to be more research on their role in enhancing science education. This work reports the outcomes of the recovery, study, and valorization of the 18th-century geo-mineralogical collection belonging to the Collegio Nazareno, now housed at the Istituto San Giuseppe Calasanzio in Rome. The project consisted of four phases: 1) the securing of more than 1720 specimens; 2) their cataloging using the Italian national catalographic standards for the mineralogical and petrological heritage; 3) the establishment of new exhibit and storage areas; 4) the development of a self-instructive exhibition itinerary. The project, which was participated by the students enrolled in the fourth and fifth high school classes, revealed fascinating and unique specimens such as the ones collected by prominent Italian naturalists –e.g., Scipione Breislak (1750–1826) and Carlo Giuseppe Gismondi (1762–1824) – or those comprising the mineralogical collection donated by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (1741–1740) to the Mineralogical Cabinet of the Collegio Nazareno in 1785. This work thus offers significant insights into the importance of natural history school museums as useful (and oft-forgotten) learning tools in science education.

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Teaching Anthropology With Museum Collections

Cited by 3 publications

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Anthropology and Museums: Notes from a Course in Bahia, Brazil

Anthropology and Museums: Notes from a Course in Bahia, Brazil

Learning Sciences from the Past: Recovery, Study, and Cataloging of a Historical Natural History School Museum

Learning Sciences from the Past. Recovery, Study, and Cataloging of a Historical Natural History School Museum

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