Memory, Culture, Forgetting

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	DUE DATES
1	Introduction to the class and the themes of social memory
2	Memory Politics: Individual and Social	Reader response due
3	Memory as a Collective Project Screening Digging for Slaves. Color, 50 min. 1989.
4	Field trip to the Museum of Afro American History, Boston, MA
5	Memory and History Screening Excerpt from Masada. Directed by Craig Haffner. Color, 120 min. 2002.	Reader and visitor response due: A comparative reflection of the museum visit, the readings for Session 3, and “Digging for Slaves.” Research proposal outline for final paper due
6	The Role of Monuments and Historical Sites in Social Memory	Reader response due: A comparative analysis of the readings for Sessions 5 and 6.
7	Politics of Remembering and Forgetting Screening Khadak. Directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth. Color, 104 min. 2006.
8	Nostalgia and Postsocialism Screening Good Bye Lenin! Directed by Wolfgang Becker. Black and White & Color, 121 min. 2004.
9	Midterm	Reading response due: A short reflection on the readings for Session 8, and “Good Bye Lenin!”
10	Technology, New Media and Social Memory (1)
11	Technology, New Media and Social Memory (2)
12	Summarize and discuss student projects Optional Screening Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry. Color, 108 min. 2004.	Final paper due