AMD 321 - Holocaust Art, Photography and Film

Units: 3

Examines the problems and promises involved in artistic, photographic and filmic attempts to represent the European Holocaust during WWII. Investigates artworks and artifacts (e.g., 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. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for VSAR 307.

Satisfies GE area: CC