Holocaust & WWII in German Literature and Film

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

This course focuses on texts and films pertaining to World War II and the Holocaust, the development of the thoughts and the language of genocide, and the representation of the Holocaust in literature and films. The objective is to gain an understanding of the ideas and emotions underlying ethnocentrism and anti-Semitism, and to consider artistic responses to the experience of persecution and mass-murder. The course complements HUMN*3470 but focuses on language practice and materials in German only.