VSAR 307 - Holocaust Art, Photography and Film

Units: 3

Interdisciplinary course confronts the problems and promises involved in artistic, photographic and filmic attempts to represent the European Holocaust during WWII. Investigates artworks and artifacts (i.e., family photos and museum displays) from the 1940s to contemporary work, focusing on aesthetic, documentary, memorial and political approaches to representing the history and memories of the Holocaust. Offers a theoretical and visual foundation to approaching and researching the representation of other traumatic historical events.

Satisfies GE area: CC