WREL 5037 HOLOCAUST & CULTURE
This course provides a background of narrative and theory regarding the annihilation of Jews in Europe between 1933 and 1945, then examines works of literature, film and visual art connected with the Holocaust. Discussion centers on three questions: first, what elements in Western culture made the Holocaust possible? Second, what can the arts offer those attempting to live in awareness of that event? And third, to what extent are the cultural factors that contributed to the Holocaust still active today?