Holocaust Studies Courses

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  • HOLST 33 / Perspectives on the Holocaust (4) - view
    This course provides multiple perspectives on the Holocaust, the near extermination of European Jewry and the brutal persecution of an extended mosaic of victims. As a watershed event, the Holocaust has radically affected our fundamental conceptions of human nature, the dimensions of evil, the existence of God, the power of bearing literary witness, the moral and political outlook for the future. Readings span the disciplines of history, psychology, literature, theology, and political science, each providing its own distinctive illumination. Course requirements include exams, papers, journal entries, and a field trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Offered spring semester. Same as: JWST 33 ARLET 337.
  • HOLST 110 / Topics in Holocaust Studies (4) - view
    This course provides an interdisciplinary platform to explore current topics in Holocaust Studies. Course may be repeated.
  • HOLST 150 / Independent Study in Holocaust Studies (1-4) - view
    This course will provide students with an opportunity to do independent research in Holocaust Studies: library research on a particular topic; analyzing and contextualizing original documents and artifacts that have been donated to Holocaust research centers and related archives. Students might also elect to design an interview study of survivors, children of survivors, or Holocaust refugees, or make an in-depth study of writers, artists, musicians who incorporate Holocaust themes into their works. Since Holocaust Studies is interdisciplinary, this course will allow students to engage in research that spans more than one discipline. Amount of credit established at time of registration. May be repeated as topic varies, but no more than four credits of Independent Study may be applied to the Minor in Holocaust Studies without the approval of the program director. Signatures required: instructor and director of Holocaust Studies minor. Prerequisite: One course in Holocaust Studies. Offered every semester.