Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2022-2023
HIST 210 - REMEMBERING PAINFUL PASTS
Long Title: REMEMBERING PAINFUL PASTS: THE PRACTICE OF MEMORY AND PUBLIC HISTORY
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course introduces students to memory studies and the practice of public history. Particular attention is paid to the role of power and ideology in shaping both dominant and minority memories and commemorations of slavery, the Civil War, labor exploitation, and the Civil Rights Movement. Students will learn to construct digital exhibits that collect, interpret and present historical memory.