FALL 2018 HISTORY COURSES
HIS 115: DOING ANTHROPOLOGY IN ROCHESTER
This hands-on, research-oriented course explores the life and work of Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881), an attorney and scholar with close ties to the University of Rochester. Morgan published "The League of the Iroquois" and other major works that established anthropology as a field of inquiry in the U.S. Students will work as a team and conduct original research using the Morgan manuscript archive housed in Rush Rhees Library and Morgan's artifact collection at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. Students will also participate in developing a public website and curating a public exhibit to mark Morgan's bicentennial. The course will involve field trips to cultural institutions such as the Seneca Art and Culture Center and the Local History Division of the Rochester Public Library. Open only to First Years and Sophomores.
HIS 117: HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL THOUGHT
The seminar will review the history of…