Offered in English Click here to read the article published in Western News (April 4th, 2013) Syllabus - TBA Course description: We will
also call on some visual support. No previous knowledge of the historical,
religious or political background is required.
TextsFrench 2111F
Holocaust
and literature
This
course will offer a brief description of life during the Holocaust through the
reading of a few essential testimonial texts. We first will briefly survey the
events and questions and place them in their historical, religious, human and
political frames. Through the eyes of the witnesses, we shall try to understand
some facets of the human tragedy that the Holocaust constitutes and how it was lived on a daily basis. The course wishes to present individual experiences of
this historical event, which remains the paradigm of genocides of the 20th
century. We want to explore the ways
people react to extraordinary circumstances and interact within a society where
all rules have changed. We will listen to voices describing the cruelty of the
executioners, the humanity of the rescuers, the passivity of the bystander and
the fears of the victims. The course explores the specific experiences of
several groups, including women, hidden children, freedom fighters, etc. and
will try to offer a reading of the past that will facilitate the understanding
of contemporary events.
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