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Material Culture and Craft of 19th Century Coastal New England Winter 2019

Cross-listed MAST 25
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The goal in this course is to provide an opportunity for students to develop an intimate understanding of 19th century Mystic through lived experience. To appreciate a culture or a community so different from what we live and experience today, you must also understand the ways in which its residents shaped their world, specifically, the crafts they plied. There are few opportunities in life when this understanding can be delivered through lived experience. This will be one of them. Taking advantage of the extraordinary resources of Williams-Mystic, the coastal and ocean studies campus of Williams College located at the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT, this winter-study course, taught at Williams-Mystic, aims to: 1) provide rich hands-on participatory experiences that authentically mirror 19th century maritime craft and culture; and 2) offers learners a rare opportunity to delve deeply into the mindset of 19th century maritime culture by creating an authentic artifact that reflects understanding of the values and mores of this time period. There will be a number of instructors; including instructors employed by the Mystic Seaport in who specialize in chanteys, shipsmithing, ship Carving, scrimshaw, canvasworks, and boatbuilding.
The Class: Format: Williams-Mystic
Limit: 12
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: performance-based evaluation using exemplars, experts and authentic audience; final paper or project
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: by application
Materials/Lab Fee: $1,500
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 26 MAST 25
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses

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