LHIS
3001

Uses of the Past

Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: History

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Majors Only
Uses of the Past
Fall 2023
Taught By: Oz Frankel
Section: AX

CRN: 15637

Credits: 4

This course focuses on public history and social memory, the ways society engages the past collectively, through political discourse, oral traditions, monuments, mass culture (journalism, movies, music), art, literature, and iconography. Recently scholars have acknowledged the role of memory in organizing social life, by forging national identities, and conversely, by sustaining small, marginal, or oppositional groups. Case studies include the American historical and cultural scene, the South's commemoration of its lost cause, the recent incorporation of the European holocaust into US history, the role of Lincoln Memorial as a civil rights symbol, the debates over the Enola Gay exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution, and tourism to historical sites.

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: History (LHIS)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Add/Drop Deadline: September 11, 2023 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Waitlist*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:06pm EDT 5/31/2023

Shared Capacities Work in Complex Systems
Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 4:00pm - 6:40pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/30/2023 - 12/6/2023
Uses of the Past
Spring 2023
Taught By: Oz Frankel
Section: AX

CRN: 10712

Credits: 4

This course focuses on public history and social memory, the ways society engages the past collectively, through political discourse, oral traditions, monuments, mass culture (journalism, movies, music), art, literature, and iconography. Recently scholars have acknowledged the role of memory in organizing social life, by forging national identities, and conversely, by sustaining small, marginal, or oppositional groups. Case studies include the American historical and cultural scene, the South's commemoration of its lost cause, the recent incorporation of the European holocaust into US history, the role of Lincoln Memorial as a civil rights symbol, the debates over the Enola Gay exhibition in the Smithsonian Institution, and tourism to historical sites.

College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)

Department: History (LHIS)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Add/Drop Deadline: February 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:06pm EDT 5/31/2023

Meeting Info:
Days: Thursday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: Johnson/Kaplan 66 West 12th
Room: 715
Date Range: 1/26/2023 - 5/11/2023
Days: Wednesday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 5/17/2023 - 5/17/2023