War and Memory (DRAKE HALL)

Have you ever watched a film such as 1917, Dunkirk, or Saving Private Ryan and wondered how accurate they were? The First and Second World War were two of the most formative events of the 20th century. Learning about what happened during those wars and how our views of those wars have been shaped by cultural influences such as films and books presents a unique opportunity to not only expand your knowledge about those wars – and what they were like for the soldiers who fought in them – but also to understand how historical narratives are formed and how different remembrances of wars can unite or divide a society. This course will explore not only the critical events of the two world wars but also competing memories of these wars and how remembrance and commemoration of them changed over time. 

Terri Crocker is a retired paralegal and university adjunct professor. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky, where she taught courses on 20th-century war and memory. 

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