HNRS 240: Reading the Past (Topic Varies)

HNRS 240-004: Memory and Story
(Spring 2027)

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR

Innovation Hall 323

View the schedule of classes

Section Information for Spring 2027

What does memory offer to us that history can't? This course uses this question as a jumping-off point into the field of memory studies and its potential to help us analyze and tell stories about historical events. We will study the specific frameworks that prominent scholars and writers working in memory studies—such as Alison Landsberg, Michael Rothberg, and Viet Thanh Nguyen—have put forward, and discuss how they might be used as tools of analysis as well as the building blocks of storytelling. Students will choose a historical event to analyze and remember using these frameworks; the course therefore includes both close reading and creative practice. 

View 6 Other Sections of this Course in this Semester »

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Course topic varies by semester and section. Students will pursue focused questions about a historical problem or situate a contemporary social issue in historical context. Students assess what is at stake in specific historiographic debates, consider how historical narratives are constructed and contested, and/or apply historical perspectives to analyze pressing social issues.Offered by Honors College. Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: HNRS 110C, 110XS, 302C, 302XS or 310C.
C Requires minimum grade of C.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

The University Catalog is the authoritative source for information on courses. The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for information on classes scheduled for this semester. See the Schedule for the most up-to-date information and see Patriot web to register for classes.