GERM 107 SC - Trauma, Memory, Exile

The aftermath of the Holocaust has dominated the politics and culture of post-war Europe like no other event. Introducing fundamental theories of memory, exile and trauma, this class explores the continuing importance of refined remembrance given the recent resurgence of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Europe and elsewhere. Materials discussed include fiction, poetry, theory, memoir, visual art, and film by international artists and thinkers such as Paul Celan, Ingeborg Bachmann, Claude Lanzmann, W.G. Sebald, Ruth Klueger, Jean Améry, Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, and Susan Sontag. Prerequisite: German 44, German 33 considered. Readings provided in English and German. Taught in German. Formerly Trauma, Memory, Guilt: Writing the Shoah.

Prerequisite(s): GERM 044; GERM 033 considered.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Every two years

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