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LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST (CUL-224354)

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Course Description:


This is an upper-level course. You will be expected to have had some study of literature at the undergraduate level. In this course, you will learn about anti-Semitism and the underlying causes and impacts that led to and resulted in German persecution and annihilation of Jews and other "undesirable" people. Despite the horrific circumstances imposed by the German government, the human spirit found expression in artistic efforts in art, music and literature. you will gain an appreciation for the role that the arts, and literature in particular, can play in explaining and understanding the human condition and the ability of people to endure even the most severe hardship.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Humanities.


This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Humanities-Full

Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1.

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