Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Searchable Course Catalog

header image

CMLT0310A-S21

Holocaust in Literature
Please Register via GRMN 0310A

Representing the Unthinkable: The Holocaust in Literature (in English)
Can the Holocaust be described in words? Can images represent the horrors of Auschwitz? In this seminar we will explore the literary and artistic representations of the Shoah and its legacies, their mechanisms, tensions, and challenges. We will approach the issues of Holocaust representations by considering a significant array of texts that span genres, national literatures, time, narrative and poetic styles, and historical situations. Readings will include texts on witnessing, memory, post-memory, and trauma by authors such as Bernhard Schlink, Art Spiegelman, Hans J. Massaquoi, Primo Levi, Ruth Klüger, Nora Krug, Paul Celan, Sherman Alexie, and Hannah Arendt. 3hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22545
Subject Code:
CMLT
Course Number:
0310
Section Identifier:
A

Course

CMLT 0310

All Sections in Spring 2021

Spring 2021

CMLT0310A-S21 Seminar (Eppelsheimer)
CMLT0310X-S21 Discussion (Eppelsheimer)
CMLT0310Y-S21 Discussion (Eppelsheimer)
CMLT0310Z-S21 Discussion (Eppelsheimer)