The Literature and Memory course explores the intricate relationship between memory and literary expression, focusing on how literature reflects and shapes personal, cultural, and historical memory. Through close readings of various genres—autobiography, historical fiction, modernism, postcolonial narratives, and contemporary media—students will analyze themes such as trauma, nostalgia, intergenerational memory, and the politics of remembering and forgetting. This course fosters critical thinking and interpretive skills, offering insights into how memory functions in literature and influences identity and collective consciousness across different cultural and historical contexts.