RELG 386 - History, Collective Memory and Religious Life

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3
Attribute: 3 HU, WR
This seminar explores the use of collective memory in religious thought and practice by communities to recollect or resist oppression and subaltern status. Employing critical theory and methods for studying religion, we examine the construction, social function, and ethics of collective memory, and its relation to historical-critical scholarship. Readings pair primary sources and secondary critical texts drawing from the work of American Indian, African American, Latin American, and feminist scholars and activists.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Swan Tuite
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes