Ephemeral Archive (PRT-0121)

Fall 2026 · PRT 0121 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Explores the archive as an artistic process and tool. Conceptual methods of thinking about archive as a time-based approach to copying, documenting, printing, and collecting. Employ writing, print, photo, design, type, and research methods to create a fantastical and/or historical archive — relating specific topics, case studies, daily meditations, activities and subjects to broader themes. Source material can include: found photographs, public records, personal/business correspondence, newspaper clippings, text messages, sketches, audio visual recordings, and consumer bills and receipts. Discuss how archives can be resources for historical and personal investigations, and how re-presentation of materials within certain settings determine context. Advanced level. Non-SMFA students and MAT Art Education students will receive a letter grade.

Course codes: PRT-0121, PRT 0121, PRT0121, PRT-121, PRT 121, PRT121

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