FMST 319 - Holocaust in Film

Explores the history and critical debates surrounding representations of the Holocaust in film and media across a diverse range of national and historical contexts and time periods. Considers the prospects of depicting the Holocaust in a period marked by a decline in the numbers of living historical witnesses and survivors, but a proliferation of historical and artistic renderings of their experiences. Central issues pertain to the aesthetic, conceptual, and ethical challenges of representing those events and the potential for addressing contemporary genocides through the lens of the Holocaust. Theoretical material includes essays on film theories, trauma studies, and Holocaust history. The aim of the course is for students to engage with films in a critical and knowledgeable manner – to this end, great emphasis is given to the ways in which cinema has represented the unrepresentable and, if/when applicable, how it helped bearing witness to the events of the Holocaust.

Credits: 1
Corequisite: FMST 319L
Prerequisites:

FMST 200

or a cinema studies course
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation
Core Component: None

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