HIST265
EXHIBITING WAR&GENOCIDE
Other titles (2)
- LIFE & DEATH IN THE CITY
- CULTUR HIST OF WORLD
- Department
- History
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This seminar examines how the history of mass violence is taught outside of the classroom through the lens of material culture and public history. Within the course, students explore the theories and methodologies of material culture studies, and how to rely on material culture as a source base. Using a series of conflicts such as the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide, students consider how other societies have grappled with the public display of traumatic history. While global in scope, the class also includes a project where students explore one local site of memory that exhibits the history of war and/or violence. By the end of the semester, students will have developed an idea of how material culture and public history shape the collective memory of past conflicts.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2016–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 18% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Meeting times
Recent first- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2026
- Mon, 2:25 PM–5:25 PM LASRY 2002
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Carlson Hall CH121 1995
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Ashley L. Valanzola | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 13 of 14 enrolled | 25016 |
| Fall 2002 | Deborah Dwork | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 2 of 18 enrolled | 26642 |
| Fall 1995 | Ronald Richardson | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 999 enrolled | 20267 |