"HIST 197 FYS: Reading and Writing the Holocaust Bruggemann Fall 2024" by Julia Bruggemann
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2024

Course Description

The Holocaust was one of the defining experiences of the 20th century and the memory of its horrors continues to haunt our imaginations. In this course we will examine the background, development, and the historical and moral impact of the Holocaust in Europe and America. We will use historical documents and historical scholarship, but also literature, autobiography, etc. specifically with an eye to developing our reading and writing skills. This course will be taught as a discussion-based seminar. Group learning and intellectual collaboration and cooperation characterize a seminar. That means that the success of the course will rely on the participation of all of us. I will lecture rarely and instead the class will be based on the premise that we are all active participants and not just observers in teaching and learning, which requires a serious commitment from all. I will expect your regular attendance, conscientious reading and viewing of the course material before seminar meetings, completion of your assignments before the due dates, as well as your eagerness and willingness to initiate and engage in our exploration of difficult issues. I am committed to a safe classroom in which informed positions are considered seriously, and mutual respect for difference is safeguarded. Everyone has an important voice in this seminar. In addition to studying the Holocaust, like all other First Year Seminars, we will also spend a lot of time honing our writing skills. We will do informal and formal writing, we will talk about the writing process, critique each other’s writing, and grow together as writers. This practice will prepare you for many of the other classes you will take at DePauw - whatever your major will ultimately be as well as the varied professions you will ultimately pursue

Student Outcomes

• Understand and appreciate cultures, languages and groups different than their own and regularly reflect on domestic and global issues of power, privilege and diversity. • Develop capacities for clear, thorough, and independent thought that demonstrates the ability to analyze arguments on the basis of evidence and to understand the value and limitations of multiple types of evidence. • Clearly express their ideas and the ideas of others to varied audiences, both in writing and orally. • Engage in serious reflection on the moral and ethical aspects of situations and cultivate a commitment to act in the world for good

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