Memory and Sense of Place
January 5-9, 2010
at Oklahoma State University
This class is full
The course will examine the interplay between memory, history, and place from the perspectives of a gerontologist and a public historian. Using this interdisciplinary approach, we will explore:
• The process of memory and how it changes over time;
• The impact of memory on how place and the past are viewed; and,
• The role of remembered places in defining ourselves and our culture.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• Life review and remembering places;
• Memory, places, and cultural identity;
• Preserving memory and historic places; and,
• Individual memories of significance and the commemoration of historic places.
The pedagogy will employ student-conducted interviews, at least one reflective paper, in-class discussions, presentations by guest speakers, and limited lecturing.
This class has been approved for general education credit in the area of III. Social Science at the University of Oklahoma.
Required Reading (Books supplied by OSLEP)
The Handbook of Structured Life Review by Barbara K. Haight and Barrett S. Haight
25th Anniversary Edition of Children of the Great Depression by Glen H. Elder
Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache by Keith Basso
The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory by Edward T. Linenthal
Reading Packet
Dr. Alex Bishop
Dr. Bill Bryans
