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Divided Memories & Reconciliation: the formation of wartime historical memory in the Pacific (EASTASN 177)

EASTASN
277
Instructors
Sneider, D. (PI)
Section Number
1
Divided Memories will examine the formation of historical memory about World War Two in Asia, looking comparatively at the national memories of China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. It will also study efforts at reconciliation in contemporary Asia. The course will look at the role of textbooks, popular culture, with an emphasis on cinema, and elite opinion on the formation of wartime memory. We will study and discuss controversial issues such as war crimes, forced labor, sexual servitude, and the use of atomic weapons. Class will combine lectures with in class discussion, with short essays or papers.
Grading
Letter or Credit/No Credit
Units
3-4
Academic Career
Graduate
Course Tags
Foundations
Academic Year
Quarter
Autumn
Section Days
Tuesday Thursday
Start Time
1:30 PM
End Time
2:50 PM
Location
Lathrop 180