| Unit name | Memory |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HIST30113 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Pohl |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
How do we, as individuals or groups, as societies and collective agents ‘remember’ the past? What is the relationship between ‘history’ and ‘memory’, and how has this changed over time? This unit considers the complex relationship between history and memory, engaging with case studies and ideas from historians and social theorists about ‘memory’ which interrogate its collective, social and cultural manifestations, and various, often political, ‘uses’ in specific historic contexts. Is memory always a socially mediated construction? A mirror to contemporary concerns and hopes or anxieties about the future? How does the history of memory influence its shape? How has ‘forgetting’ been theorized and realized in practice; what does forgetting certain pasts look like, and how has this been achieved or challenged? How have histories of trauma and dissonance been remembered and can memory form part of projects addressing historic wrongs, abuses and recompense?
This unit takes a broad approach to memory in terms not only of chronology and geography, but also of ‘scale’. The individual; the family; the city; the nation; the institution, the globe – all root themselves in memory in some way, and all, therefore, have a history-memory relationship to be explored.
By the end of this unit, successful students will be able to:
Classes will involve a combination of long- and short-form lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, and practical activities. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis. This will be further supported with drop-in sessions and self-directed exercises with tutor and peer feedback.
1 x Individual Presentation (25%) [ILOs 1-4]
1 x Timed Assessment (75%) [ILOs 1-4]
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. HIST30113).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
