First 5 Mondays, 3-4:50pm, Girvetz 1108
Enrollment Code: 59048
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, Dramatic Art, specializes in dramatic literature and theatre history, but is also an unusual collector and is working on a book about collecting.
