Semiotics and Memory Studies
| Title | Σημειωτική και Σπουδές Μνήμης / Semiotics and Memory Studies |
| Code | ΕΜ-9 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | Semiotics, Culture and Communication |
| Collaborating Schools | French Language and Literature Italian Language and Literature Journalism and Mass Communications Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600014992 |
Programme of Study: Semiotics, Culture and Communication
Registered students: 9
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2021 – 2022 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600205950
|
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
What do we remember ? How do we remember ? How does memory affect interpretation and the forms of memorialization and how is it shaped by them ? The lesson discuss the semiotic infrastucture of the emerging interdisciplinary field of Memory Studies.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to the Semiotics of Culture
Memory Studies: historical, anthropological and legal-political aspects
Semiotics of Memory and Theories of Evolution
Memory and the Holocaust
Material mnemonic culture after World War II
Memory and Public Sculpture
Memory Studies: the state of the art
Representations of Memory: the Cultural Memory of Memory
Archeology of Memory I
Archeology of Memory II
Cultural Memory, Cultural Texts and Remediation
Internet: Memory and Oblivion
Keywords
memory studies, memorial culture, evolutionary neuroscience
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Description
Two essays.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
https://elearning.auth.gr/mod/folder/view.php?id=420048
https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12098
Additional bibliography for study
https://elearning.auth.gr/mod/folder/view.php?id=420048
https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=12098
Last Update
02-03-2020
