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History 166: History and Memory VT

Frank Warren

(Submission #6)


Course Description

This course will study how history is remembered and how the memory of history contributes to and differs from the writing of history. Attention will be paid to how historic events are commemorated and what this tells us about the values and beliefs of those commemorating. The course will explore how different cultures and groups remember history and the role that institutionalized social structures play in the remembrance of history. Attention will be paid the nature of the discipline of history and the role historic memory and oral history play in the disciple. The course will be a variable topics course. Depending on the topic, the course may meet the Pre-Industrial Extended Requirement. The course will meet the World Cultures Context of Experience.

Category

Area of Knowledge and Inquiry: Culture and Values (CV)
Context of Experience: World Cultures (WC)
Extended Requirement: Not Applicable

Additional Course information

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Existing Course: New
Existing Course Number: 
Course Anticipated to be offered: Every Semester
Other (if specified): 
Number of Sections: 1
Number of Seats: 30

File(s)

[Justification, Materials, Assessment, Administration (PDF)]   [Syllabus/Syllabi (DOC)]  

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