Day: First five Wednesdays
Time: 5:00-6:50 p.m.
Location: HSSB 1207
Enrollment Code: 58370
Description:
Millions of people collect, everything from fine art to Beanie Babies, from
butterflies to limericks, from classic cars to old newspapers. This seminar
will examine the history and practice of collecting, as well as some of the
theory. Why do people collect? What does collecting say about a society?
What distinguishes collecting from hoarding? Why do some people NOT
collect? And you? Do you collect?
Professor William Davies King, Theater & Dance, specializes in dramatic literature and theater history, but is also an unusual collector and is working on a book about collecting.
Email: king@dramadance.ucsb.edu
