Posted inAnthropology
Material Culture and Memory.
Material Culture and Memory: A Lecture on Things That Remember (And Make Us Remember) (Image: A slightly dusty, antique magnifying glass hovering over a pile of seemingly random objects like…
Posted inAnthropology
Oral Traditions and Historical Memory.
Oral Traditions and Historical Memory: A Lecture You Won't Forget (Probably) (Welcome music fades in and then out. A graphic of a wise old storyteller around a crackling fire appears…
Posted inAnthropology
Anthropology of Memory: How Cultures Remember and Represent the Past.
Anthropology of Memory: How Cultures Remember and Represent the Past (A Whirlwind Tour!) (Imagine a professor, Dr. Antiquity Bones, adjusting her spectacles and beaming at a packed lecture hall. She's…
Posted inBiology
Neuroscience of Learning and Memory.
The Hilarious History (and Hopeful Future) of Learning and Memory: A Neuroscience Lecture (Intro Music: Upbeat, slightly chaotic jazz) Alright, settle down, settle down! Welcome, future neuroscientists, memory champions, and…
Posted inWorld History
Historical Memory and Commemoration.
Historical Memory and Commemoration: A Lecture on How We Remember (and Sometimes Forget) the Past (Opening slide: A picture of a bewildered-looking cat staring at a history textbook) Welcome, History…
Posted inPhilosophy
Personal Identity: Memory, Consciousness, Narrative.
Personal Identity: Memory, Consciousness, Narrative - A Whimsical Whirlwind Tour of YOU! 🤪 (Welcome, dear students, to Identity 101! Today, we're diving headfirst into the philosophical mosh pit that is…
Posted inLiterature
The Literature of the Holocaust: Witness, Memory, and Trauma – Exploring Personal Accounts and Fictional Narratives of the Shoah.
The Literature of the Holocaust: Witness, Memory, and Trauma – Exploring Personal Accounts and Fictional Narratives of the Shoah (A Lecture in Book Form - Hold onto Your Hats!) (Intro…
Posted inLinguistics
Language and Memory Formation.
Language & Memory Formation: A Hilariously Helpful Lecture (Imagine a brightly lit lecture hall, slightly too warm, and a presenter with a wild glint in their eye and a penchant…
Posted inLinguistics
Language and Memory: How Language Structures Our Recollections.
Language and Memory: How Language Structures Our Recollections - A Lecture (Lecture Hall Setup: A slightly disheveled professor paces the stage, occasionally tripping over a stack of books. A screen…
Posted inCultural Studies
Memory Studies and the Urban Environment.
Memory Studies and the Urban Environment: A Lecture in Bricks & Bytes 🧱🧠 (Welcome, eager memory mavens! Grab your metaphorical hard hats – we’re diving into the fascinating, and sometimes…