LITERATURE AND GENOCIDE

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Open only to MAHG Graduate students (cross listed as EDUC 5032). Literature and Genocide is an investigation of representations of genocide in literature. Through the prism of theoretical writings on the Holocaust we will analyze themes and motifs in literary texts on various other genocides, along with comparative examination of the representation of victims, perpetrators, rescuers, upstanders, and bystanders. Our reading selections include various genres of literature, encompassing texts on Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan, and the Native American genocide.