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Uta G. Poiger
SISJE 269
Seattle Campus
Explores the Holocaust as crucial event of the twentieth century. Examines the origins of the Holocaust, perpetrators and victims, and efforts to come to terms with this genocide in Europe, Israel, and the United States. Offered: jointly with HIST 269.
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The Holocaust, the murder of six million Jews by Germans in Nazi-occupied Europe, is one of the crucial events of modern history. This course examines the origins of the Holocaust, the perpetrators and the victims, and changing efforts to come to terms with this genocide. Students will explore the forces that led to the Holocaust, including the emergence of scientific racism, anti-semitism, and the machinery of the modern state; debates about the implementation of genocide; and political and philosophical implications of the Holocaust. In addition to considering how the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, this course examines the ways in which changing political conditions in the post-WWII era have shaped and reshaped memories of this event. No prerequisites.
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