Public Space: Monuments and Memory.

Catalog description

This course examines the public commemoration of history. People across the world have marked significant events with public displays. Such monuments serve as both divisive focal points for political debates and as vivid connections to history. Focusing on a particular historical period or theme, the course will provide students the opportunity to learn about that topic or theme and explore how the historical events they study have been memorialized. Students will also examine why we commemorate certain events while ignoring others. The class will include tours, field trips, and hands-on experiences. Research and writing are required. This course fulfills the core requirement for History.