Posted: September 16th, 2017
memory and memorial in the contemporary age
1. According to O?Connor, Merleau-Ponty proposes a ?dynamic account of human experience, one where the body has a central function? (p 78). Taking Merleau-Ponty?s ideas into account, discuss how the notion of ?embodied knowledge? is relevant to
contemporary contexts.
? Phenomenology and embodied knowledge and how this theory differs from intellectualism and empiricism. You will need to quote the relevant theoretical passages from your reading and research to substantiate your ideas.
? Secondly, you will need to develop an account of a contemporary context in which the notion of ?embodied knowledge? is important. You might consider the context of
memorializing, but you are not limited to this topic for this section of your
essay.
2. Discuss the importance of the concept of memory in relation to at least one of the
following topics: history, trauma, ideology, testimony, auto/biography
? Phenomenology and embodied knowledge and how this theory differs from intellectualism and empiricism. You will need to quote the relevant theoretical passages from your reading and research to substantiate your ideas.
? Secondly, you will need to develop an account of a contemporary context in which the notion of ?embodied knowledge? is important. You might consider the context of
memorializing, but you are not limited to this topic for this section of your
essay.
2. Discuss the importance of the concept of memory in relation to at least one of the
following topics: history, trauma, ideology, testimony, auto/biography
? Your discussion must develop an explanation of the concept with quoted evidence from your theoretical reading.
? You should also take into account the functions of both remembering and forgetting.
? Your essay will develop its ideas with relevant examples that establish the importance
of memory in human life and society (i.e. use ?important? not trivial examples).
? You should also take into account the functions of both remembering and forgetting.
? Your essay will develop its ideas with relevant examples that establish the importance
of memory in human life and society (i.e. use ?important? not trivial examples).
3. Compare and contrast the concepts of monument and counter-monument, using the essay by Young as a starting point. While you may mention the counter-monuments in Young?s article, you must develop your discussion primarily using a range of examples – for both monuments and counter-monuments – NOT mentioned in Young?s article.
? Your essay will define both concepts, using supportive quotations from your
theoretical reading to establish your argument.
? Your discussion will establish why / how the counter-monument movement evolved. You
should also consider how the counter-monument might be considered a subset of
the broader notion of counter-memorialising.
? Take care to develop your discussion with examples that are not mentioned in Young?s article.
? Your essay will define both concepts, using supportive quotations from your
theoretical reading to establish your argument.
? Your discussion will establish why / how the counter-monument movement evolved. You
should also consider how the counter-monument might be considered a subset of
the broader notion of counter-memorialising.
? Take care to develop your discussion with examples that are not mentioned in Young?s article.
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