— Art & Politics of Memory: Truth, Justice, Reconciliation & Human Rights

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Critical exploration of the role of art and memory in the dictatorships, authoritarian societies, civil conflicts, and genocides of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Case studies focus on the violation of massive human rights and political and cultural conflict for truth, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of those violations. Emphasis on how memory is constructed and contested by states, artists, writers, historians and different ethnic and political communities. May be taught abroad. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when subject matter differs; e.g., when taught by a different instructor or focusing on a different region or era. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). HMR 140B — Art & Politics of Memory: Truth, Justice, Reconciliation & Human Rights (4 units) Course Description: Critical exploration of the role of art and memory in the dictatorships, authoritarian societies, civil conflicts, and genocides of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Case studies focus on the violation of massive human rights and political and cultural conflict for truth, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of those violations. Emphasis on how memory is constructed and contested by states, artists, writers, historians and different ethnic and political communities. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when subject matter differs; e.g., when taught by a different instructor or focusing on a different region or era. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when subject matter differs; e.g., when taught by a different instructor or focusing on a different region or era. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). HMR 140B — Art & Politics of Memory: Truth, Justice, Reconciliation & Human Rights (4 units) Course Description: Critical exploration of the role of art and memory in the dictatorships, authoritarian societies, civil conflicts, and genocides of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Case studies focus on the violation of massive human rights and political and cultural conflict for truth, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of those violations. Emphasis on how memory is constructed and contested by states, artists, writers, historians and different ethnic and political communities. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper/Discussion 1 hour(s). Repeat Credit: May be repeated 1 time(s) when subject matter differs; e.g., when taught by a different instructor or focusing on a different region or era. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH) or Social Sciences (SS); World Cultures (WC); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.