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This course investigates the history of the Holocaust, understood as the attempted genocide of Europe's Jews carried out by Nazi Germany and its allies between 1933 and 1945. The course encompasses the crescendo of antisemitic discrimination, persecution and extermination, placing it in the wider historical context of Nazi persecutions on the basis of ethnicity, political ideas, religious beliefs or sexual orientation. Central themes of the course are dehumanisation and resilience, testimony, the difficulty in conveying the experience of the concentration camps, memory and representation. This transnational and interdsiciplinary course will give students the chance to engage with a variety of approaches to this pivotal event in the history of the 20th century.
Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
Outline the history of the Holocaust, its different stages, components and participants
Demonstrate critical thinking by engaging with historiographical and philosophical debates about the Holocaust and its meanings
Demonstrate research and interpretive skills through the completions of assigned tasks
Display written comprehension of subject material by making informed decisions about essay construction, relevant sources, and writing
Recognise sensitive sources and materials, and handle them with empathy and respect
Academic requirements
No prior knowledge of Holocaust history is necessary. This History course is interdisciplinary in approach and welcomes students from any major in the Bachelors of Arts, Global Studies, Law, Communication interested in learning more about the subject.
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