FYS 107 Monuments and Memorials
This course explores the role that monuments and memorials play in our society, as visual representations of memory, history, and cultural heritage. We will investigate and analyze commemorations of the Civil War in Kentucky, usually through the study of stone statues, which we will travel to see in situ. We will also travel to Montgomery, Alabama, to visit the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, both founded by Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative in 2018. In addition, we will broaden our conception of monuments to include discussion of paintings, photography, graphic novels, film, and other forms of memorialization.