ARTH 4558

Shaping Jewish Memory: Monuments, Memorials and Museums

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This course examines how memory has been expressed in Jewish tradition in physical and spatial form, especially through the creation of commemorative objects, records, markers, monuments and museums. The second half of the class will focus on creation, design, use, and reception of Holocaust memorials and museums, and broader "landscapes of memory" including engagement in several ongoing memorial projects.  We will consider question such as: Who makes memory objects and why? Who visits memory sites and how does their meaning change over time or with different audiences? Where and how do individual and collective commemoration events intersect?  Beginning with Holocaust monuments and museums in Europe, Israel and America, we will look back on older traditions of commemoration in Jewish tradition and compare and link these – as in the case of ancient tombs, 20th century war memorials and Holocaust museums - to broader commemorative trends and artistic tastes.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)
Course Attribute (CU-ITL)

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