DEPTH CONCENTRATIONS

5) NARRATIVE, HISTORY AND MEMORY CONCENTRATION

Narrative is the process of making and telling stories and histories. It is a form through which individuals, peoples, communities and nations construct life experiences and versions of their hi/story. By reclaiming narratives of the past and giving them voice in the present, we help create the hi/story of the future. The multiple perspectives of literary, visual, oral, creative, historical and memory studies intersect in this concentration as we experiment with new and innovative ways to re-present the past.

View the Oral History and Community Memory Institute and Archive website

Through this concentration, students have the opportunity to:

• Examine the interconnection of personal and historical narratives, memoirs, autobiographies, poetry, life stories, testimonios, postmodern mixed genres.
• Integrate the study of national and transnational histories, personal life stories and the role of memory in constructing narratives that reflect a multiplicity of voices.
• Research hi/stories of diverse peoples through oral history, library, archival and multimedia resources.
• Create and interpret narratives of their own that are artistic and historical. The forms of story telling will vary from reading, writing, and interpreting personal, family and community stories to constructing narratives through new media technologies such as digital story telling.

Prerequisites:

For non-transfer students:

ULRs:
ENGCOM
Literature and Popular Culture
U.S. Histories
Culture/Equity
MLOs: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

For transfer students:

MLOs: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

NARRATIVE, HISTORY AND MEMORY CONCENTRATION COURSES:

Path 1- Three courses from the following list:

HCOM 322: Asian American Literature

HCOM 324: African American Narratives

HCOM 325: 20th Century Narratives of American Immigration
HCOM 326: Jewish Holocaust Literature
HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories
HCOM 337: Women's Literature
HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Experiences
HCOM 345: Chicano Life and History

HCOM 346: African American Life and History
HCOM 350 or 350S: Oral History and Community Memory
HCOM 352: History According to the Movies
HCOM 353: California at the Crossroads
HCOM 354: Whose America? Contested Memories in Public History

HCOM 355: Women's History of Monterey Bay

HCOM 355S: Peoples and Cultures of the Monterey Bay: Service Learning
HCOM 356: Multicultural U.S. History in the New Media Classroom
HCOM 426: Travel Narratives

HCOM 446: Cultural Citizenship in Latina/o Communities
HCOM 455: Paradigms of the Chicano Community

Path 2- Choose two classes from above list and one from the following list:

HCOM 332: Poetry Writing Workshop
HCOM 333: Women's Writing Workshop
HCOM 334: Fiction Writing Workshop
HCOM 432 or 432S: Social Action Writing
HCOM 433: Life Stories and Life Writing

Advisor:

Rina Benmayor