This course explores the role of memory, monuments and commemoration in American civic life throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Examining a number of key sites, events and individuals that have been the subject of commemoration, we consider the role of visual culture in the establishment of historical narrative and the construction of national identity. Objects of study will include statues, battlefields, gathering places, national parks, photos, paintings and souvenirs.
MUSE 204: American Cultures of Memory: Monuments, Memorials, Souvenirs
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