ABSTRACT
Focusing on Hawaiʻi as a unique and fertile space for place-based learning, this Historic Costume and Décor course elected to reject a linear method of organization in favor of centering makers, making, and objects as indicators of society. Through hands-on projects, field trips, and guest speakers, students used object analysis and material culture studies to take deep dives into the materials, construction, and finishings of objects of everyday life, spanning cultures and times. Students deepened and refined ethical and informed research skills by exploring research styles and sources, from libraries to physical objects to practitioners.
