HIST 487AHistory and Memory

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HIST 487A / 501U - History and Memory Professor Anne Bailey Fall 2026 Course Description: What is historical memory and why does it matter? This course proposes an interdisciplinary, comparative, and multimedia approach to the question of historical memory. Cases studies include content in early US History (Slavery and Reconstruction, Indigenous Studies), the Rwandan Genocide and the Nanking Massacre. In terms of theoretical approaches, Michel Rolph- Trouillot, (Silencing the Past) will inform our discussions. Themes include: the relationship between memory and identity, memory and power and historical representation in the public square.