Introduction

ENGLISH 3143 MEMORY

STUDIES
Who wants whom
to remember what
and why?
Who (the rhetor) wants
whom (the audience) to
remember what (the
cultural standard/ideal),
why (the exigence/motive),
and how (the
message/delivery)?
“The groups I am a part of
at any time give me the
means to reconstruct them
upon condition, to be sure,
that I turn toward them
and adopt, at least for the
moment, their way of
thinking” (38). —Maurice
Halbwachs
 What is the defining
movie of your childhood?
Why Memory?
 12 Weekly Write-Ups: 20%

Critical Narration: 20%

Course
Assignments
Midterm Community Analysis: 30%

Final Trend Analysis: 30%

 Canvas Layout
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Reading Schedule
Who Are
You?
1. Name
2. Major
3. Memorable tradition
among your family
and/or friends.