Visual Representations of the Holocaust and Religion (U04505)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : DIV-3-VRHR

A survey of visual representations of the Holocaust in art, museums and film. These representations will be analysed with methods in Religious and Cultural Studies. Students will be introduced to artworks beginning with such iconic images as Chagall’s crucifixion series. Secondly, students will discuss the representation of the Holocaust in museums, focusing on exhibitions in Britain such as the Imperial War Museum Holocaust Exhibition. Thirdly, students will analyse filmic representations of the Holocaust ranging from documentaries such as Alain Resnais’ Night and Fog to more recent productions such as Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book and Stefn Ruzowitzky’s The Counterfeiters. An analytic thread through this diverse material will be the identification of religious motifs and inscriptions of Jewishness.

? Keywords : Holocaust, Jewishness

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : U02843 Religion 1A and U02972 Religion 2A or by permission of the course manager

? Costs : Purchase of course reader

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Religious Studies, (School of Divinity, Schedule B)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 3 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:-
- Demonstrate knowledge of major themes and works in the visual representation of the Holocaust in art, museum and film.
- Summarise key interpretive concepts in the theory of representation.
- Apply methods of Religious and Cultural Studies to the analysis of visual representations of the Holocaust.
- Critically assess the function of religious motifs and inscriptions of Jewishness in visual representations of the Holocaust.
- Sensitively explore the religious, cultural and national contexts of production of visual representations of the Holocaust.