Primo Levi: Memory of the Offense
FIST 246
Spring 2011 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
ITAL 246 |
| Certificates: Jewish and Israel Studies |
A subtitle of this course could be Italians, Jews, and the Holocaust. The course begins with an overview of the historical situation of Jews in Italian history and letters and then turns to specifically examine the works of Primo Levi, one of the most noted survivors of the concentration camps and one of the best custodians of the memory of the Holocaust. The course works its way from his landmark memoir of survival in Auschwitz, IF THIS BE A MAN (sometimes published under the title SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ), through the prose writings of the middle period (fiction and nonfiction), including his writings on science, to the dark remembrance of Holocaust 40 years after the fact, THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED, his last work. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
STRANGERS AT HOME
SURVIVAL AT AUSCHWITZ
THE REAWAKENING
THE PERIODIC TABLE
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
MOMENTS OF REPRIEVE
THE MONKEY'S WRENCH
OTHER PEOPLE'S TRADES
THE DROWNED AND THE SAVED
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Examinations and Assignments:
One page paper every Monday, weekly posting to the Electronic (Internet) Class Newsgroup, presentation, and final paper (8-12 pp). |
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