Remembering Histories of Violence: Narrative Engagements with Difficult Pasts. 3 credits

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Examines the role of literature and narrative in addressing and redressing violent pasts. Understanding these narratives as acts of collective social remembering, the course reveals the power of memory to challenge dominant historical narratives. We will consider how these narratives challenge the way readers think about the past and its relationship to the present and future. Offered by History & Art History . Limited to three attempts.