Date of Award
1-1-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Christina Kreps, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Bernadette Calafell
Third Advisor
Dean Saitta
Keywords
Sasquatch, Bailey, Colorado, Sasquatch Outpost
Abstract
The Sasquatch is incredibly popular in American society. This project explores the impact of the Sasquatch phenomenon on those that live in and visit Bailey, Colorado. It focuses on how the Sasquatch Outpost museum contributes to this impact, especially through outdoor activities, visiting the museum, visiting the Outpost general store, and the sharing of sighting stories. This work takes an in-depth look at the concept of the amateur museum, or micromuseum, and how it can contribute to the larger museum world, particularly through the ideas of Outsider Art and serious leisure. By evaluating the processes, exhibits, and procedures of the Sasquatch Outpost a clearer picture of current amateur museum practices can be drawn.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Kepner, Carissa, "Looking Through the Trees: An Anthropologist, a Museum, and the Sasquatch" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1455.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1455
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Carissa Kepner
File size
188 p.
Copyright date
2018
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Museum studies