| 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 ScreeningDigging for Slaves. Color, 50 min. 1989. | |
| 4 | Field trip to the Museum of Afro American History, Boston, MA | |
| 5 |
Memory and History ScreeningExcerpt 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 ScreeningGood 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 ScreeningEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Directed by Michel Gondry. Color, 108 min. 2004. | Final paper due |