SGTRF: Doctoral Program in Industrial Heritage and Archeology

SGTRF：工业遗产和考古学博士课程

• 批准号: 0454711
• 负责人: Bruce Seely
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0454711&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SGTRF; Doctoral; Program; Industrial; Heritage

SGTRF: Doctoral Program in Industrial Heritage and Archeology This proposal requests a Small Grant for Training and Research (SGTR) to support a new doctoral program in Industrial Heritage and Archeology opening in fall 2005. This venture grows from a successful and unique Masters program in industrial archeology (IA), begun in 1991. IA involves recording, interpreting, and preserving physical remains of industrially-related artifacts, sites, and systems within their cultural and historical contexts. Michigan Tech's Masters program in IA integrates the history of technology and archeology in classes and a required field experience. It includes attention to historic preservation, architectural history, and material culture. Every graduate has found work in the IA field, most often with CRM (cultural resource management) consulting firms or government agencies; others have pursued doctorates. The growth of heritage tourism also should expand the niche for future graduates. This proposal seeks support for a doctoral program, including graduate student stipends and a post-doctoral fellowship for the three-year term of the award, and for an international conference on the history of technology, IA, and material culture at the end of that time. The doctoral Program in Industrial Heritage and Industrial Archeology reflects an emergent opportunity for Ph.D.s prepared to interpret the history of industry and work and its material culture. The proposal cites the increasing currency of Industrial Heritage by bringing attention to the physical remains of the industrial past, and adds events of the past 100-200 years to the historical landscape interpreted by museums and historic sites. New national parks devoted to industrial history in Lowell, MA, Pittsburgh, and the region surrounding Michigan Tech, mirror the world industrial heritage sites recognized by UNESCO. The proposal is based on careful consideration, including an external review that recognized the unique qualifications of the Michigan Tech faculty, who, among other things, edit the Society for Industrial Archeology's journal. The project's intellectual merit rests first, in advancing a long-running scholarly interest in the history of technology on the history of industry and work by integrating techniques, tools, and skill sets from the historians of technology, archeologists, and others who explore the material culture of industry. While industrial archeology is not new, a doctoral program is; Michigan Tech's program will be unique in the U.S. Interdisciplinary attention to material culture has always been visible in the museum community within the history of technology, but this doctoral program marks a commitment to examine objects and artifacts not only in light of the newest currents of historical scholarship but also using current archeological methods. The specific research objectives are developing projects of greater scope and depth, some with an international perspective, while also grappling with the sometimes problematic nature of the term heritage itself. The broader impacts. First, this is an interdisciplinary educational project. Moreover, the program is not oriented simply toward academic careers, for students will have multiple options, including as leaders for private sector CRM firms and government agencies. In addition, our existing MS program already attracts female students (about 40% of admitted students), thus addressing gender disparity in the history of technology. Program graduates will have a significant impact upon public understanding of the industrial past, including artifacts, buildings, and machinery. A conference at the end of three years will insure dissemination of the results achieved through NSF support. Lastly, the program will be international in flavor, with postdoctoral fellowships, faculty and student exchanges, and joint research projects insuring the participation of scholars from abroad.

工业遗产与考古学博士项目这项提案要求提供一小笔培训与研究补助金(SGTR)，以支持2005年秋季新开设的工业遗产与考古学博士项目。该项目源于1991年开始的一个成功而独特的工业考古学硕士项目。IA涉及记录、解释和保存与工业相关的文物、遗址和系统在其文化和历史背景下的实物遗迹。密歇根理工学院的IA硕士课程将技术和考古学的历史和所需的实地经验结合在一起。它包括对历史保护、建筑历史和物质文化的关注。每个毕业生都在IA领域找到了工作，最常见的是在CRM(文化资源管理)咨询公司或政府机构工作；其他人则在攻读博士学位。遗产旅游的增长也应该扩大未来毕业生的利基市场。这项建议寻求支持博士项目，包括研究生津贴和为期三年的博士后奖学金，以及在那时结束时召开一次关于技术史、信息技术和物质文化的国际会议。工业遗产和工业考古学博士项目为准备解释工业和工作历史及其物质文化的博士们提供了一个紧急的机会。该提案提到了工业遗产的日益流行，引起了人们对工业历史遗迹的关注，并将过去100-200年的事件添加到博物馆和历史遗迹所解释的历史景观中。在马萨诸塞州洛厄尔、匹兹堡和密歇根理工大学周围地区，专门研究工业历史的新国家公园反映了联合国教科文组织认可的世界工业遗产遗址。该提案是在仔细考虑的基础上提出的，包括一项外部审查，该审查承认了密歇根理工大学教职员工的独特资质，他们是工业考古学会期刊的编辑。该项目的学术价值首先在于，通过整合技术历史学家、考古学家和其他探索工业物质文化的人的技术、工具和技能，促进了对工业和工作史上的技术史的长期学术兴趣。虽然工业考古学并不新鲜，但博士项目是新的；密歇根理工大学的项目在美国将是独一无二的。在技术历史上，博物馆社区一直可以看到对物质文化的跨学科关注，但这个博士项目标志着不仅根据最新的历史学术潮流，而且使用当前的考古学方法来研究文物和文物的承诺。具体的研究目标是开发更大范围和更深入的项目，其中一些项目具有国际视野，同时也在努力解决遗产这一术语本身有时存在的问题。更广泛的影响。首先，这是一个跨学科的教育项目。此外，该项目并不是简单地面向学术职业，因为学生将有多种选择，包括担任私营部门CRM公司和政府机构的领导人。此外，我们现有的MS项目已经吸引了女性学生(约占被录取学生的40%)，从而解决了技术史上的性别差异。该项目的毕业生将对公众对工业历史的理解产生重大影响，包括人工制品、建筑和机械。在三年结束时召开的会议将确保通过国家科学基金会的支持传播所取得的成果。最后，该项目将具有国际性，包括博士后奖学金、教师和学生交流，以及确保海外学者参与的联合研究项目。