16.7 4th year Dr K. Neumann. First semester :A two-hour seminar per week plus films. By the end of this subject, students should have gained an insight into the relationships between history and social memory; be able to engage with theoretical debates on concepts of memory; and have developed a critical understanding of issues of collective historical consciousness in Australia and Europe. The subject explores the relationships between history and social memory. It will focus on memories of fascism and of the Shoah in Europe, on memories of colonial violence in Australia, and on other cases of particular interest to the students enrolled. Assessment will be based on a 2,500 word essay (part of which needs to be presented in class) (50 %); a journal (40 %); and contributions to and preparation for the seminars (10 %). Subject reader available from the History Department Halbwachs, M: On Collective Memory, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1992 Darian-Smith, K and P Hamilton (eds): Memory and History in Twentieth-Century Australia, Oxford University Press, Melbourne 1994 Hartmann, G (ed. ): Holocaust Remembrance, Blackwell, Oxford 1994 Rose, D: Hidden Histories, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra 1991 Wolf, C: A Model Childhood, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York 1980 Young, J (ed. ): The Art of Memory, The Jewish Museum, New York 1994 16.7 4th year Klaus Neumann. First semester One 2-hour seminar per week plus film screenings. Students who successfully complete this subject:

• will have gained an insight into the relationships between history and social memory;
• will be able to engage with theoretical debates on concepts of memory;
• will have developed a critical understanding of issues of collective historical consciousness in Australia and Europe.

The subject explores the relationships between history and social memory. It will focus on memories of fascism and of the Shoah in Europe, on memories of colonial violence in Australia, and on other cases of particular interest to the students enrolled. will be based on a 2,500 word essay (part of which is to be presented in class) (50%); a journal (40%); and contributions to and preparation for the seminars (10%). Darian-Smith K and Hamilton P eds Memory and History in Twentieth-Century Australia OUP Hartmann G ed Holocaust Remembrance Blackwell Rose D Hidden Histories Aboriginal Studies Press Wolf C A Model Childhood Farrar Straus & Giroux Young J ed The Art of Memory The Jewish Museum 16.7 4th year Klaus Neumann. First semester A two-hour seminar per week plus films By the end of this subject, students should have gained an insight into the relationships between history and social memory; be able to engage with theoretical debates on concepts of memory; and have developed a critical understanding of issues of collective historical consciousness in Australia and Europe. The subject explores the relationships between history and social memory. It will focus on memories of fascism and of the Shoah in Europe, on memories of colonial violence in Australia, and on other cases of particular interest to the students enrolled. Assessment will be based on a 2,500 word essay (part of which needs to be presented in class) (50%); a journal (40%); and contributions to an preparation for the seminars (10%).