History and Memory
History · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offering schedule: contact department
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No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Description
This seminar examines the field of memory studies through a comparative transnational survey (with a focus on Europe and the Americas). Memory studies ask not "What happened in the past?" but rather "How did individuals and groups remember the past?". To answer this question, historians study oral history and other forms of informal communication, formal history education, museums, monuments, film, and photography. Students learn about major concepts such as historical consciousness; narrativity; collective memory, public history; culture and politics of history, including "history wars".
Restrictions
Honours Form Required.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.