ANTISEMITISM IN EUROPEAN CULTURE
Through a critical and interdisciplinary lens, review the history and major theories of modern antisemitism in its past and present-day forms. Read scholarship on antisemitism, as well as canonical antisemitic texts, with attention to geographic, chronological, and cultural contexts. Learn about the origins, major themes, continuities and changes, and surprising endurance of antisemitism. Use historical thinking to understand antisemitism as a major historical problem and to address related contemporary issues with nuance.
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Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the origins and development of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify different elements and forms of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate the claims in debates about the nature, origins, and development of antisemitism using historical evidence Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use historical evidence to assess the major theories of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically analyze canonical antisemitic texts and understand classic and recent scholarship on antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate clearly, effectively, and concisely in class discussions and writing assignments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply knowledge of antisemitism to understand it as an ongoing social problem Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Develop original historical arguments using primary and secondary sources in discussion, presentations, and writing assignments. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the origins and development of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify different elements and forms of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate the claims in debates about the nature, origins, and development of antisemitism using historical evidence Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use historical evidence to assess the major theories of antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Critically analyze canonical antisemitic texts and understand classic and recent scholarship on antisemitism Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Communicate clearly, effectively, and concisely in class discussions and writing assignments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Apply knowledge of antisemitism to understand it as an ongoing social problem Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Develop original historical arguments using primary and secondary sources in discussion, presentations, and writing assignments. Audience: Graduate
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