Comparative Literature C 157 - Memory and Forgetting

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University of California-Los Angeles

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Seminar, four hours. Reading of theoretical accounts of nature of traumatic memory and consideration of relationship between memory and history, meanings of both writing and reading about traumatic events, and discussion of ethical (personal and communal) commitment to memory. Reading of memoirs of survivors and questioning of importance of authenticity in regard to representations of past. Is memory necessarily based on actual past What is role of testimony in maintenance of collective memory How is value of testimony judged What are criteria on which authenticity is claimed Concurrently scheduled with course C257. P/NP or letter grading.

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5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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