Spring 2012 Credit Courses: Literature

History and Memory: Literature and Films of Atrocity
Students study historic accounts, memoirs, diaries, and cinematic depictions of such atrocities as the Jewish Holocaust, Armenian and Rwandan genocides, Stalinist and South African purges, and Cambodian massacres. Genocide and mass murder are dissected by considering the causes, methods, aftermath, and possibly the lessons learned. Also offered as FTF 3085.
ALI3085.45 / 4 credits
ALI9085.45 / noncredit option / $595
Michael Taub
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 31–May 15
Humanities Bldg., Room 1077

Holocaust Memoir and Diary
Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer asks, “To whom shall we entrust the custody of the public memory of the Holocaust?” This course examines eyewitness testimony produced either during or after the Holocaust. Students read works by such authors as Elie Wiesel, Primo Levi, Kazik (Simha Rotem), Emanuel Ringelblum, Anne Frank, and Hanna Senesh, a true Jewish Joan of Arc. Also offered as AJS 3285.
ALI3285.45 / 4 credits
ALI9285.45 / noncredit option / $595
Michael Taub
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 25–May 9
Humanities Bldg., Room 1073

Posted Oct. 25, 2011

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