Topics in History (492-0-22)

Topic

The Holocaust

Instructors

Benjamin Frommer
847/491-7191
Harris Hall Room 237

Meeting Info

Harris Hall room 101: Thurs 9:30AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Topic: The Holocaust

This seminar focuses on the development of scholarly knowledge of the Holocaust and historical debates about the causes of the genocide, connections between victim groups, and questions of collaboration with and resistance to the Nazis and their helpers. We will discuss methodological and epistemological approaches to the study of the Holocaust.

Registration Requirements

Graduate Students Only. Attendance at first class mandatory.

Learning Objectives

Students will gain familiarity with the historiography of the Holocaust and various methodological and epistemological approaches to the study of the genocide.

Evaluation Method

Students will write short (3-4pp.) weekly responses to the readings.

Class Notes

Graduate students only. Attendance at first class mandatory.