Memory and Archive in the European Novel
Examine 20th-century European novels that function as archives of cultural memory to retrieve individual and collective memories that lay hidden and forgotten by 20th-century history. Consider critically acclaimed writers, such as W. G. Sebald, Dubravka Ugresic, Danilo Kis, Witold Gombrowicz, and Dasa Drndic. Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Memory/Archive in Europe) and 386 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Examine 20th-century European novels that function as archives of cultural memory to retrieve individual and collective memories that lay hidden and forgotten by 20th-century history. Consider critically acclaimed writers, such as W. G. Sebald, Dubravka Ugresic, Danilo Kis, Witold Gombrowicz, and Dasa Drndic. Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies 386 (Topic: Memory/Archive in Europe) and 386 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027