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JEWISHST 317

History, Memory , Fiction (ENGLISH 317)

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

In this course we will consider the role of fiction in the writing of history as well as in the production of memory. How do these three components of individual and collective self-understanding interact? How porous are the borders between them, and what ethical problems are entailed in questioning their categorical integrity. This course is open to Graduate Students Only.

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JEWISHST 317: History, Memory , Fiction (ENGLISH 317)

5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

In this course we will consider the role of fiction in the writing of history as well as in the production of memory. How do these three components of individual and collective self-understanding interact? How porous are the borders between them, and what ethical problems are entailed in questioning their categorical integrity. This course is open to Graduate Students Only.

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