Unit name | Memory |
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Unit code | HIST30113 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Jessica Moody |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
How do we, as individuals or groups, as societies and collective agents ‘remember’ the past? What is the relationship between ‘history’ and ‘memory’, and how has this changed over time? This unit considers the complex relationship between history and memory, engaging with case studies and ideas from historians and social theorists about ‘memory’ which interrogate its collective, social and cultural manifestations, and various, often political, ‘uses’ in specific historic contexts. Is memory always a socially mediated construction? A mirror to contemporary concerns and hopes or anxieties about the future? How does the history of memory influence its shape? How has ‘forgetting’ been theorized and realized in practice; what does forgetting certain pasts look like, and how has this been achieved or challenged? How have histories of trauma and dissonance been remembered and can memory form part of projects addressing historic wrongs, abuses and recompense?
This unit takes a broad approach to memory in terms not only of chronology and geography, but also of ‘scale’. The individual; the family; the city; the nation; the institution, the globe – all root themselves in memory in some way, and all, therefore, have a history-memory relationship to be explored.
By the end of this unit, successful students will be able to:
Classes will involve a combination of long- and short-form lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, and practical activities. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis. This will be further supported with drop-in sessions and self-directed exercises with tutor and peer feedback.
1 x Individual Presentation (25%) [ILOs 1-4]
1 x Timed Assessment (75%) [ILOs 1-4]
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