UCSB Hist 133D, Winter 2010 |
Prof.
Marcuse |
The Holocaust
in German History: 2010 SYLLABUS
(pdf print version;
Schedule of Topics)
Course Description and Goals (back
to top) There are many reasons to study the Nazi Holocaust, which I understand to be the systematic, state-run mass murder of entire groups of people. In this course we will not only study what happened, but also investigate why those events happened. My courses also emphasize historical skills: finding, assessing and interpreting historical sources, and presenting the results of research. Your Contribution (Requirements) (back to top)
Grading: (back
to top) Required Books (they are also on reserve in the library)
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Please note: The professor reserves the right to make changes in topic and due date as necessary.
Wk-L# |
Date |
Topic |
Assignment |
I-1 |
5 Jan . |
Introduction: Why study the Holocaust? |
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II-3 |
12 Jan. |
The European Context I: Colonialism & Namibia The European Context II: WWI and Armenia |
Textbook chap. 3, pp. 48-74 Text ch. 4,. 75-112, start Fritzsche |
III-5 |
19 Jan. |
The German Context: The Role of World War I The Rise of the Nazis, 1920-1933 |
Fritzsche pp. 3-136 Text chap. 4, pp. 75-112; App. D |
IV-7 |
26 Jan. |
The Nazi Consolidation of Power, 1933-1936 Adolf Hitler, Architect of Genocide? |
Fritzsche pp. 139-235 |
V-9 |
2 Feb. |
Anschluss, "Munich" and Kristallnacht |
Text ch. 5-6, p. 115-148; App. E weekend: start Maus |
VI-11 |
9 Feb. |
Racism, Eugenics and "Mercy Killing" World War and Ghettoization; Discussion of Maus |
online reading |
VII-13 |
16 Feb. |
The Wannsee Conf. & Techniques of Mass Murder Auschwitz and the Concentration Camp System |
Text chap. 7, pp. 161-180+App. A Thu: book essay due |
VIII - 15 |
23 Feb. |
The Perpetrators |
Textbook chap. 9, pp. 222-242 |
IX-17 |
2 Mar. |
Resistance to Nazism |
Textbook chap. 8, pp. 192-221 |
X-19 |
9 Mar. |
End and Aftermaths Conclusion: Genocide and European Traditions |
Textbook ch. 10, 243-265+App. B |
exam |
19 Mar. |
Friday, by 4pm: Final Exam due in HSSB 4222 |
take-home exam |
Policies (back to top)
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