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Politics, History, Memory: The Holocaust since 1945 - JWST3001
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 12 units of credit at the JWST2000 level
 
 
Equivalent: HIST3116
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Since the horrors of the Nazi extermination camps were made known to the world after the end of World War II, the Holocaust has been constantly replayed in the human imagination. Does an event such as this one stop being relevant at some point? How do nations deal with a difficult past? How do we make use of history? Explores the way the Holocaust has been politicised since 1945, including war crimes trials, Holocaust revisionism, the Holocaust and anti-Zionism, the way certain European nations have dealt with their collaborationist past and the issue of restitution of assets to Holocaust survivors.


Learning Outcomes

The issues explored in this course will give students the tools to interpret and understand the import and meaning of current events. Students who actively participate in and successfully complete the course should:
  • Gain an overall understanding of the background to ongoing polemics such as aspects of anti-Zionism, and issues surrounding Holocaust denial
  • Have developed their critical skills and the critical tools needed to bring to the reading of different texts (These points will specifically be addressed through the text analysis exercise)
  • Develop an awareness of the ways in which historical events can be politicised
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of the subjectivity of historical writing and research (These points will specifically be addressed through the research essay)
  • Grasp the notion of ownership of the past, and the importance of this in the context of the Holocaust.

Assessment

  • Research essay (3500 words) - 40%
  • Text analysis (1500 words) - 25%
  • Oral seminar presentation - 15%
  • Tutorial participation - 20%

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