ENG 289 - Holocaust and Genocide Literature

Credits: 3

Description
Focuses on literature of the World War II Holocaust and other previous and subsequent genocidal literature. Reading, discussion of selected works in social, historic, literary, comparative contexts.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will become familiar with leading Holocaust authors and thematic, stylistic and narrative similarities of their works.
Students will gain familiarity and ease with literary terminology unique to Holocaust literature.
Students will develop an understanding of social and historical contexts and inter-relationships driving the works studied separately and comparatively.
Students will come to understand key distinctions between literature of the Holocaust and other world literatures and time periods.
Students will demonstrate capacity for critical reading, thinking and writing about works studied in class.

Prerequisite: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 101H or ENG 110 or ENG 113 with a grade of C- or higher; or Department Chair or Instructor approval
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade