Instructors: Prof. Pamela E. Mack and Prof. Joshua Catalano
Contact information:

• Class meetings MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm in Hardin 230
  
• Office Hours:
  
• Mack, Hardin 006, MWF 8-9, 10-11, and by appointment
• Catalano Hardin 002, Catalano MW 1-2 pm and by appointment
• Email: 
• pammack@clemson.edu preferred form of address: Prof. Mack or Dr. Mack
• catala4@clemson.edu Prof. or Dr. Catalano
  
• This course will use Canvas for writing assignments

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This  both a history of tourism in the United States and an analysis of heritage tourism. How have historical sites as tourist attractions changed over time? What is their significance to communities? What debates are shaping their future?

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Discuss the major theoretical debates within the field of public history
• Examine how historic tourism shapes the construction of collective memory and our understanding of the past and present
• Critically analyze historical information and arguments in various mediums
• Develop leadership skills through collaborative work
• Research and write content for a history app or exhibit
• Gain an appreciation for the important role that public history institutions play in the cultural and intellectual development of the United States

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Analyzing and drawing conclusions from the reading will be central to the course, so it is essential that you do the reading and come prepared to discuss it in class. Attendance will be taken by seating chart and five absences will be allowed without penalty. Note that this is a different system than Canvas's absence percentage so Canvas will show your number of unexcused absences but will not incorporate the penalty into your grade (the professor will do that at the end of the semester). Absences will be excused only for official university-sponsored activities (where you are given an excuse letter), significant illness or personal or family problems, job interviews, and all absences specifically allowed in a disability letter. You are expected to use your allowed unexcused absences wisely to cover special activities, minor illnesses, travel plans, and car problems. When an excused absence is requested the absence must be discussed with the professor and/or documented.  Notifying the professor of your absence with the absence notification form or through Canvas is not sufficient documentation to excuse an absence--please meet with the professor or email or show documentation. Lateness will be dealt with in the following way: no penalty for up to five minutes, one half absence after 5 minutes. Please speak to the professor if you must leave early--if you leave early without explanation you will be penalized half an absence.

If you have an official university excuse letter for the national championship game (band, traveling with the team...) whatever absences are covered by that letter are excused. Otherwise that is an appropriate use of one of your five allowed unexcused absences

• a 3-4 page reflection paper for each book: 10% each but you can drop the lowest grade or skip one
  
• workshop projects (Clemson public history explorations and mobile app tour): 30%
  
• participation: A total of 20% of the grade from the categories below
  
• class discussion and group work 10%
  
• reading responses 10%
  
• takehome final reflection: 10%
  

• short reflections on the reading due by 10:30 am on Mondays and Wednesdays; assignments are on Canvas.  You can do the reading reflection even if you are not going to be in class. We will drop the lowest 8 grades so you have some flexibility to not do every one of these.
  
• participation in class discussion
• workshop assignments
  

It is cheating to cut and paste or otherwise copy portions of a argument paper, exam, or discussion board posting from a book, web site, or from the online class notes, even if you change a few words, unless you quote and give the source.  It is poor writing for more than about 20% of your paper to consist of quotes.  In most cases when you use specific material from any source you should paraphrase: cite the source and put the ideas into you own words (generally no more than 5 consecutive words should match the source but if the words are mostly the same it could still be plagiarism even if there aren't 5 consecutive words).

TEXTS: Four required books are available in the bookstore:

SCHEDULE: Readings are listed under each lecture or discussion topic.  Underlined lecture titles are links that lead to notes.

Jan 8	syllabus, introduction
10	guest speaker: Elizabeth Casner
13	issues in history and tourism
15	Irwin introduction and ch. 1
17	workshop
20	Martin Luther King Holiday
22	Irwin chs. 2-4
24	workshop
27	Irwin ch. 5-6
29	Irwin ch. 7 and epilogue
31	workshop
Feb. 3	Swigger introduction and ch. 1, Irwin reflection paper due
5	Swigger chs. 2-3
7	workshop
10	Swigger chs. 4-5
12	Swigger chs. 6-7
14	workshop
17	Article about living history interpretation at Greenfield Village (linked in Canvas), notes
19	workshop: e-learning day plan in Canvas
21	Horwitz chs. 1-2, Swigger reflection paper due
24	Horwitz chs. 3-5
26	guest speaker
28	Horwitz chs. 6-8
Mar.   2	Horwitz chs. 9-10
4	Horwitz chs. 11-12
6	workshop
9	workshop--meet at the archives in the lower level of Strom Thurmond
11	Horwitz chs. 13-15
13	Vagnone preface and introduction, Horwitz reflection paper due
16-20	Spring Break
23	Vagnone ch. 1
25	Vagnone ch. 2
27	workshop
30	Vagnone ch. 3
Apr.   1	Vagnone ch. 4
3	workshop
6	Vagnone ch. 5
8	Denson introduction and ch. 1, Vagone reflection paper due
10	workshop
13	Denson ch. 2
15	Denson ch. 3-4
17	workshop
20	Denson ch. 5-6
22	Denson ch. 7 and Epilogue
24	final demonstrations, Denson reflection paper due
Apr. 28	Takehome final exam due 10:30 am