Representations and Memory of the Holocaust in Film

3 units · Undergraduate

Students will view, discuss, and examine major filmic representations of the Holocaust from several countries from the 1940s through the present. Students will learn how these films have contributed to our understanding of its events, challenged notions of social responsibility and belonging, and coped with the problem of representing something often considered unrepresentable. Taught in English. Prereq: Honors, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing, or permission of instructor.