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Cultural Memory
Cursusdoel
After completing this course, students will:
1) have gained an overview of key terms and methodologies for the study of individual and collective memory,
2) have established a repertoire of representative works from different historical and geographic contexts dealing with questions of memory, trauma, witnessing and testimony and how these can be represented in literature and film,
3) have gained an understanding of the development of commemorative practices over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries,
4) apply theoretical insights to the study of literature, film, and other media of memory,
5) situate specific literary works in a comparative framework,
6) speak and write critically about the ethics and politics of representation in private and public discourses about the past, using specialised terms and academic vocabulary.
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:
In this course, the final grade will be based on the following elements:
- In-class participation and presentation, four written reviews, a midterm essay, and a final research paper. All of these elements address all 6 learning goals in a cumulative manner.
- In the written reviews, the emphasis lies on goals 1, 2, and 3;
- The midterm and final paper emphasise elements 4, 5, and 6.
- The presentation likewise emphasises 4, 5, and 6 (specifically the “speaking” skills).
1) have gained an overview of key terms and methodologies for the study of individual and collective memory,
2) have established a repertoire of representative works from different historical and geographic contexts dealing with questions of memory, trauma, witnessing and testimony and how these can be represented in literature and film,
3) have gained an understanding of the development of commemorative practices over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries,
4) apply theoretical insights to the study of literature, film, and other media of memory,
5) situate specific literary works in a comparative framework,
6) speak and write critically about the ethics and politics of representation in private and public discourses about the past, using specialised terms and academic vocabulary.
Relationship between assessment and learning goals:
In this course, the final grade will be based on the following elements:
- In-class participation and presentation, four written reviews, a midterm essay, and a final research paper. All of these elements address all 6 learning goals in a cumulative manner.
- In the written reviews, the emphasis lies on goals 1, 2, and 3;
- The midterm and final paper emphasise elements 4, 5, and 6.
- The presentation likewise emphasises 4, 5, and 6 (specifically the “speaking” skills).
Vakinhoudelijk
Why do some stories become inscribed into national history whilst others are forgotten? What are the cultural means by which shared stories about the past are produced and negotiated? How do narratives of trauma and victimhood shape a society's self-image? This course explores the material culture and civic performance of public memory, the role of remembrance and forgetting in the construction of collective identities, the shifting of (trans)national frameworks of memory, and the role of literature, film, and other media of memory in constructing narratives about the past that either support or challenge the ‘official’ memory of a country or region. We survey the most recent theoretical reflections on collective memory and on the development of memorial cultures in the 20th and 21st centuries against the background of wars, and of social and technological change.
We will discuss these theoretical and methodological issues in relation to a broad variety of media—memoirs, novels, poetry, and films play a crucial role in how individuals and groups make sense of and transmit the past, but we will also consider memorials, commemorative events, museums, photographs, websites, etc. We will examine different strategies of representation and investigate the ‘social lives’ of these memories—how the public appropriates, reconfigures, and debates them—and also what impact a country's memory culture has on broader social and political issues.
This interdisciplinary course will serve as an introduction to the key questions and methodologies of cultural memory studies. The literary texts will be read alongside a variety of theoretical approaches by historians, literary scholars, philosophers and psychoanalysts, which will enable the students to contextualize them and develop a more general idea of the connections between literary analysis and memory and trauma studies. Students will be encouraged to develop their critical and comparative reading and writing skills via weekly online response postings and to pursue original research for their final paper. The course is designed to give students the opportunity to contribute their questions and thoughts in various conversational settings: oral presentations, in-class discussion and group projects, and, between sessions, online responses and discussion.
We will discuss these theoretical and methodological issues in relation to a broad variety of media—memoirs, novels, poetry, and films play a crucial role in how individuals and groups make sense of and transmit the past, but we will also consider memorials, commemorative events, museums, photographs, websites, etc. We will examine different strategies of representation and investigate the ‘social lives’ of these memories—how the public appropriates, reconfigures, and debates them—and also what impact a country's memory culture has on broader social and political issues.
This interdisciplinary course will serve as an introduction to the key questions and methodologies of cultural memory studies. The literary texts will be read alongside a variety of theoretical approaches by historians, literary scholars, philosophers and psychoanalysts, which will enable the students to contextualize them and develop a more general idea of the connections between literary analysis and memory and trauma studies. Students will be encouraged to develop their critical and comparative reading and writing skills via weekly online response postings and to pursue original research for their final paper. The course is designed to give students the opportunity to contribute their questions and thoughts in various conversational settings: oral presentations, in-class discussion and group projects, and, between sessions, online responses and discussion.
Format
Attendance and participation: you are expected to attend each class and participate actively in discussion.
Presentation: you will give a short, ca. 15-20 minute presentation (in small groups). The presentation should introduce a case study, be focused on key themes and issues, discuss important and/or difficult text passages from the primary and secondary materials, and formulate engaging questions for discussion.
Four written reviews: Over the course of the semester you are asked to hand in 4 separate written reviews of the theoretical material we are reading.
Midterm essay and final essay: In the midterm essay you reflect on the theoretical, secondary, and primary materials discussed in the first half of the course. In the final essay you will explore a research project of your own choosing.
Attendance and participation: you are expected to attend each class and participate actively in discussion.
Presentation: you will give a short, ca. 15-20 minute presentation (in small groups). The presentation should introduce a case study, be focused on key themes and issues, discuss important and/or difficult text passages from the primary and secondary materials, and formulate engaging questions for discussion.
Four written reviews: Over the course of the semester you are asked to hand in 4 separate written reviews of the theoretical material we are reading.
Midterm essay and final essay: In the midterm essay you reflect on the theoretical, secondary, and primary materials discussed in the first half of the course. In the final essay you will explore a research project of your own choosing.
Werkvormen
UCU hum 3 course
Toetsing
Class participation and presentation
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
Four written reviews
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
Midterm essay
Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5
Final research paper
Verplicht | Weging 40% | ECTS 3
*midterm FEEDBACK*
Niet verplicht
Ingangseisen en voorkennis
Ingangseisen
Er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:
En er moet voldaan zijn aan minimaal één van de cursussen:
- [UCHUMHIS24] Wicked - The Untold History of Magical Scholarship
- [UCHUMLIT24] Tragedy: Sophocles, Nietzsche and the Defiance of Reason
- [UCHUMLIT26] The Literary Canon of Human Rights
- [UCHUMLIT27] Literature in Focus: topic tbc
- [UCHUMMES21] Visual Culture Studies
- [UCHUMMES22] The Audiovisual Documentary: Production & Theory
- [UCINTLIT21] From Literature to Life: Shared Reading
Voorkennis
Er is geen informatie over benodigde voorkennis bekend.
Voertalen
- Engels
Competenties
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Academisch schrijven
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Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
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Interdisciplinariteit
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Kritisch lezen
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Onderzoeksvaardigheden
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Presenteren
Cursusmomenten
Gerelateerde studies
Tentamens
Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus
Verplicht materiaal
| Materiaal | Omschrijving |
|---|---|
| BOEK | Antonio, Altarriba, The Art of Flying. ISBN: 978-14-48190-85-0 |
| BOEK | Dionne Brand’s A Map to the Door of No Return. ISBN: 978-0385258920 |
| BOEK | The Museum of Unconditional Surrender by Dubravka Ugrešić, published by New Directions in 2002 (ISBN: 9780811214933) |
| BOEK | Patterson, Glenn. The International. 1999. Belfast, Blackstaff Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-85640-812-0 |
| BOEK | Sebbar, Leila. The Seine was Red: Paris, October 1961 [La Seine était rouge; Paris, Octobre 1961]. 1999. Translated by Mildred Mortimer, Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2008. ISBN : 978-0-253-22023-3 |
| BOEK | Achmat Dangor. Bitter Fruit. Atlantic Books, 2004. ISBN: 9781843542643 |
Aanbevolen materiaal
Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend
Opmerkingen
Alternates with UCHUMLIT36
Coördinator
| dr. M. Borzaga | m.borzaga@uu.nl |
Docenten
| dr. M. Borzaga | m.borzaga@uu.nl |
Inschrijving
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