Spring 2011 Course Offerings
ANE 610 Creating New England II
Monday, 7:00P-9:30P, K. Ryden
The second part of the required core sequence, this course continues the examination of New England regional identity from the mid-19th century to the present. Topics include: the colonial revival; New England's working class and ethnic heritage; nostalgia; the regional revival of the 1920s and 30s; and regional identity and consumer culture.
ANE 615 Folklore and Region
Wednesday, 4:10P-6:40P, K. Ryden
This course will begin by introducing students briefly to the study of folklore, particularly in a regional context, and to the identification and analysis of folkloric “texts” broadly conceived. It will then proceed topically, examining regional folk culture as it relates to various of the elements that help comprise a regional identity: history, economic activity as it is constrained by the region, and the natural and humanly shaped physical environment. Attention will also be paid to variations in regional folk culture according to gender, ethnicity, and class. Each topic will include an extended examination of an example from New England as well as materials from other regions of the country.
ANE 622 Food: History, Culture and Politics
Tuesday, 4:10P-6:40P, A. Cameron
This course will explore the history, culture and politics of food in America with a special emphasis on New England and regional differences. It will look at colonial food ways including diet, food theft, trade patterns, and regional diversity; nineteenth century health, sanitation, and temperance reforms; the rise of cooking schools, food writing, and regional cuisine; and contemporary issues such as fast and slow food, terminator seeds, organic farming, and the diet industry.
ANE 650 Writing Across The Color Line
Monday, 4:10P-6:40P, E. Raimon
This course will survey some of the most popular literature written by women of Anglo and African American descent in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will investigate the thematic and stylistic interdependence among this literature, and examine such issues as miscegenation and national identity in fiction by regional and Caribbean writers.
ANE 670 Museums and Public Culture
Thursday, 4:10P-6:40P, D. Cassidy
This course will examine the role of museums, preservationists, and collectors in shaping cultural identities and public memories in 19th- and 20th-century America. Topics will include: ethnographic collections and displays, fine arts museums and patrons, traditions of human display (such as 19th-century “freak shows”), history, anthropological and natural history museums, festivals, living history sites, and the narrative role of collections, artifacts, and museum design.
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.
