Sydney, Australia
Selected Topics in Psychology: Collective Memory
Sydney, Australia
Winter 2024: January 2-25, 2024
Program Description
Australia's past and population, both in terms of aboriginals and non-aboriginals, politics, geography, and identity, provides an excellent example of how the past is (re-) constructed and used for particular purposes among contested groups. We will examine, for example, how museums, architecture, and monuments are used for particular purposes within Australia to facilitate or inhibit a particular rendering of the past and how it shapes Australian identit-y/ies. In doing so, we will touch upon the role of the British monarchy, languages, history, politics, and immigration play in how buildings/architecture, museums, and monuments are designed/used and, in turn, shape the way Australians remember their collective past and identit-y/ies.
Travel to Sydney, the largest city in Australia, with JJC Professor Charles B. Stone and local guest lecturers from Macquarie University and the University of Western Sydney on a topic that has in recent years received a tremendous amount of interdisciplinary attention: collective memory. The program includes excursions in and around Sydney.
Students from all majors are encouraged to apply.
Information Sessions
Information sessions will be held from 1:40-2:55 (community hour), via Zoom. Click HERE to join.
- Tuesday, October 10
- Friday, October 20
- Monday, October 30
- Monday, November 13
Course Description
PSY 482: Collective Memory (3 credits)
In recent years, a tremendous amount of interdisciplinary attention has been devoted to the examination of “social memory” or “collective memory.” In this course, we will explore the nature and dynamics of social or collective memory, from multiple disciplinary perspectives, in terms of how Australia represents their collective past and how said representations serve identity and goal-driven purposes in the present for Australians.
To this end we will address the following questions throughout the course: What is collective memory? What are the politics of collective memory? What is the relationship between truth and memory? Which memories are concealed and why? Does commemoration serve its intended purpose to increase awareness, understanding and justice? What are the cultural, social, political and aesthetic reasons for how and why historical events are manufactured and represented? How do museums, monuments and sites construct and tell a version of the past? What role do they play in ensuring justice for those harmed in the past?
To address these questions, we will use Australia as a case-study. Australia's past and population, both in terms of aboriginals and non-aboriginals, politics, geography and identity, provides an excellent example of how the past is (re-) constructed and used for particular purposes among contested groups. That is, we will examine, for example, how museums, architecture and monuments are used for particular purposes within Australia to facilitate or inhibit a particular rendering of the past and how it shapes Australian identit-y/-ies. In doing so, we will touch upon the role of the British monarchy, languages, history, politics, and immigration play in how buildings/architecture, museums and monuments are designed/used and, in turn, shape the way Australians remember their collective past and identit-y/-ies.
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Prerequisites
- 2.7 GPA
- PSY 101 & ENG 201
Application
Applications are either available from the Office of International Studies & Programs (Haaren Hall, Suite 530), or here.
Application Deadline: Friday, November 17
However, qualified applicants will be admitted on a rolling basis until places are filled. Thus, due to limited places, students are encouraged to apply early.
Please note: An application fee of $50.00 is due at the time of application. Money orders, personal checks and cash are accepted. Applications will not be accepted if incomplete.
Program Cost
Estimated Program Fee: $3,600.00**
**Subject to change. Includes single occupancy dorm accommodations, some meals, international health insurance, excursions and transportation on-site associated with program. Does not include tuition, airfare, some meals, personal expenses & excursions, etc.
John Jay College Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Students should make an appointment with the Financial Aid Office, at their home College, to discuss the applicability of their financial aid to this program.
More information on scholarships and funding can be found on our Study Abroad Funding page.
JJC students can contact Michael Scaduto for more information regarding the JJSAS, and general scholarship opportunities, at 212-237-8872 or email at mscaduto@jjay.cuny.edu.
Program Notes
- Housing: Single-occupancy dorms at Macquarie University.
- Fluctuating exchange rates and other fees may lead to program cost changes.
- Program cost is based on a minimum number of participants for the program.
- Students should discuss applicability of financial aid with the Financial Aid office.
- Refund Policy: Payment of the program deposit indicates the student understands and agrees to the Office of International Studies & Program’s payment and refund policies. Students who withdraw from a John Jay College program after confirming participation, but before the program begins, will lose the non-refundable deposit and any unrecoverable costs: students will be refunded 50 percent of program fees 30 days prior to the program start date, and 25 percent of program fees 14 days prior to the program start date. After the start of the program, no refunds will be provided, and the student is responsible for all program fees. If the program fee is not paid in full, there will be a hold placed on her/his CUNYfirst account.
- For faculty-led programs, tuition refunds will be granted following the College’s policies. For more information, please visit: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/understading-your-financial-obligation.
- College-based funders retain the right to recoup funds from the student account if the student does not follow rules of the CUNY Travel Waiver & Release Form, uses the funds for other purposes, or withdraws from the program. Students must understand that they are responsible for full payment of the amount owed to the department. The Office of International Studies and Programs (OISP) has the right to modify or cancel the program, including changes to the program dates, costs, scheduled visits, program itinerary, etc., as dictated by economic and/or political situations, etc.
- Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare, and for their itinerary. Due to possible changes in program dates/itinerary information, students are not to purchase airfare until prompted by OISP.
- Students are encouraged to apply early, due to limited space.
- Information is tentative, and subject to change*, program cost(s), dates, etc.
For More Information:
Prof. Charles B. Stone, Department of Psychology (Academic Inquiries)
chstone@jjay.cuny.edu
Ken Yanes, Dep. Director
212-484-1339, kyanes@jjay.cuny.edu
Daniel Braslavsky, Study Abroad Coordinator
212-887-6105, dbraslavsky@jjay.cuny.edu
studyabroad@jjay.cuny.edu
212-484-1390
Office Location & Mailing Address:
Office of International Studies & Programs
John Jay College, CUNY
524 West 59th Street
Haaren Hall, Suite 530
New York, NY 10019 USA