Dr. Lynn Denton

Office: TMH-202
Email: pd16@txstate.edu
Phone: (512)245-6196

Dr. Lynn Denton, Director of the Public History Program, received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is the founding director of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.

Educational Background :
Ph.D. - University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Texas Tech University, Museum Studies
B.A., University of Texas at Austin

Recent Research Topics :
Collectors and collecting; material culture; representation and the mediation of meaning in museums.

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Awards and Accomplishments :
2007 Recipient of the Texas Association of Museums President's Award; Member of the Philosophical Society of Texas

Professional Memberships :
National Council on Public History; American Association for State and Local History; American Association of Museums; Texas State Historical Association, Texas Association of Museums


Classes taught :
HIST 3368A - Introduction to Public History
HIST 5372 - The Practice of Museum Studies and Material Culture

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