Kurs
Kurs 7,5 högskolepoäng • SASH65
Are you interested in the events that led to the Holocaust and how it is discussed afterwards? Learn more on how the Holocaust influenced political and cultural language in the post-war era discussions, and how the Holocaust relates to other genocides before and after WWII. Selected topics: Background to the Holocaust; the victims of the Holocaust and explaining the Holocaust.
Description
The aim of the course is to offer an introduction to the study of the Holocaust, the destruction of the European Jews, its causes and mechanisms. It will offer a basis upon which to seek answers to difficult questions, such as why this tragedy occurred. But, by surveying the circumstances and mechanisms leading to genocide, and especially to the Holocaust, students are also oriented in post-war interpretations and debates. A second aim is to introduce the effects of the Holocaust; in what ways has the Holocaust affected post-war political and cultural discourses, why did interest in this tragedy take so long to develop, and how did it come to occupy such a paradigmatic position in the contemporary West? Related to these questions is the third aim, which is to place the Holocaust in the context of other genocides, committed before and after.
Lectures, readings and seminars provide an overview of the Holocaust through empirical and chronological, theoretical and political as well as other perspectives. These are related to each other in order to provide a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of the Holocaust.
Further information
The course is given in our humanities and theology centre, LUX. This offers an exciting campus environment with a vibrant student life. Lund University has one of Sweden’s oldest and largest research library, and the library at LUX is one of 30 libraries within this network.
The course is given as a part-time course once a year, during the spring semester (day-time). The course is a free-standing course for beginners. It can be included in a first or second-cycle degree.
Kurstillfälle:
vårterminen 2024
Studiesätt:
halvfart,
dagtid
Kursperiod:
2024-01-15 – 2024-03-04
Kursspråk:
engelska
Anmälningskod:
LU-70905
Behörighet:
Grundläggande behörighet
Introduktionsmöte: Måndagen den 15 januari kl. 10.15 – 12.00 i LUX:B152
Kursansvarig:
Mikael Ottosson
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Vårterminen 2025
Anmälan öppnar 16 september
15oktober 2024