Listed in: English, as ENGL-417 | European Studies, as EUST-417
Justin Cammy (Section 01)
(Offered as ENGL 417 and EUST 417.) This course explores creative responses to the destruction of European Jewry, differentiating between literature written in extremis in ghettos, concentration/extermination camps, or in hiding, and the vast post-war literature about the Holocaust. How to balance competing claims of individual and collective experience, the rights of the imagination and the pressures for historical accuracy? How does the Holocaust in American culture differ from the Holocaust narrated in Jewish or European languages? Readings from a variety of literary genres are complemented by consideration of Holocaust memorials, museums, film, and critical theories of representation.
Recommended requisite: A prior college-level course in literature and/or twentieth-century European history. Students not majoring in English or European Studies are welcome. Limited to 15 students. Spring semester. Visiting Professor Cammy.
Section 01
Tu 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM GREA 120