Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
How We Remember War and Violence: Theory and Practice
This online course explored how war and conflict have been remembered in Europe. The course discussed the idea of a cosmopolitan memory of conflicts, focusing on the suffering of the victims before investigating agonistic memory and how it can be applied to different contexts.
4 weeks, 1 hour per week
Dr Nina Parish
Senior Lecturer
University of Bath
Dr David Clarke
Senior Lecturer
University of Bath
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify, describe and compare three models of memory - cosmopolitan, antagonistic and agonistic
- Evaluate and summarise the shortcomings of antagonistic and cosmopolitan memory
- Reflect on and debate 'agonistic remembering'
- Engage with and discuss applications of agonistic memory in different environments
- Discuss and develop how you might best apply agonistic memory in your own heritage context
Syllabus
- What are the different types of memory in Europe today?
- Theoretical and practical examples of antagonistic and cosmopolitan memory.
- What is agonistic memory?
- How has agonistic memory been applied in museums, in education and at sites of mass exhumations?
- Case studies testing an agonistic mode of remembering: a Spanish theatre performance and museum exhibits in Germany and Northern Ireland.
Issued on 21st October 2018
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