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ARTHIST 329 Ancient Monuments, Modern Politics

Who owns the past? This class explores the ways in which state actors and political leaders have used and abused ancient Mediterranean history and archaeology in building modern national identities

Agenda

I. Introductions with brief description of your final project topic

II. Quick Review of this Course Guide 

III. Database and Newspaper Search demo  

IV Evaluating Sources and Individual Search Time 

sample: Excavating Modernity: The Roman Past in Fascist Italy, Mussolini as Augustus, Piazzale Augusto Imperatore in Rome, augustea della Romanità

Hands-On Searching

Please use the remaining 15-20 minutes to do your own searching

2) Search discoverE (or the new library search) for one relevant book

3)  Search ARTstor to find an image of a monument from the past 

4) Art Source (formerly Art Full Text) and Art Index Retrospective  Search this database for at least one relevant periodical article

Discuss evaluating web pages

1. Authority

2. Accuracy

3. Objectivity

4. Currency

5. Relevance

Research strategy guide for finding quality, credible sources. Keely Wilczek, K. (2011).Research strategy guide for finding quality, credible sources