German 59 The Holocaust in Film and Literature Discussion Group Section J Course Instructor Professor Renata Fuchs Section TA Kelly Pike kellyrpike gmail com Section Time Room F 12 00 12 50 Boelter 5273 Office Hours via appointment Fridays 2 00pm 4 00pm Additional Meetings can be arranged with enough notice before hand Office Location B5 Royce Hall Discussion Section In discussion section you have the opportunity to discuss in a more intimate setting some of the important issues raised in lecture and the readings films Here you can ask questions and seek clarification of any points that you feel you haven t fully grasped In particular we will be working on close analysis of the course materials in order to ensure and increase your comprehension of the week s concepts in preparation for the final exam Section Requirements Your class participation grade which is in large part determined by your performance in discussion section constitutes 10 of your final course grade It will be evaluated based on the following factors Attendance Regular attendance is mandatory v If you must miss a section for unavoidable reasons it is your responsibility to notify me in advance and to obtain any information distributed or communicated verbally i e notes and handouts in that class v In such a circumstance you must provide written documentation of your unavoidable event v In such a circumstance you will also write a one page response paper to the course materials covered in discussion section that class v Please make an effort to come to section on time Participation This includes both sharing your own ideas and listening to and respecting what others have to say v No mobile phones in class No exceptions Please put them away entirely v Your presence alone will not count as participation if you do not actively offer ideas that contribute to the class discussion so please do so Assignments You are expected to arrive at lecture having read watched all course materials and lectures of that week This includes v Lectures Questions Please bring any questions or points that you would like clarified from the week s lectures by Prof Fuchs We will review these questions at the top of each meeting v Readings Any readings assigned that week sometimes the week s reading includes novels plan accordingly v Films These will need to be watched on your own time before they are discussed in lecture and discussion group v Section Assignments i e group work informal writing exercises discussion questions peer lead discussions etc Peer Discussion Leaders In order to improve your comprehension each of you will lead one discussion this quarter We will assign topics dates for each person in Week Two WEEKLY BREAK DOWN This is a breakdown of the materials to be discussed in each group meeting If materials are listed under a date they are to be read watched before we meet on that date Sept 29 Historical Contexts Oct 5 From Anti Semitism to Genocide Films Leni Riefenstahl s Triumph of the Will to be discussed in 10 2 lecture The Eternal Jew to be discussed in 10 4 lecture Readings CCLE Week 1 Oct 12 From Anti Semitism to Genocide Film The Wannsee to be discussed in 10 11 lecture Readings CCLE Week 2 PAPER DUE Thursday Oct 25 Experiencing History Project Oct 19 Imagining the Final Solution Photos Nazi Photo Album to be discussed in 10 18 lecture Readings CCLE Week 3 to be discussed in 10 18 lecture Oct 26 Bearing Witness Nov 2 Bearing Witness Novel Elie Wiesel Night to be discussed in 10 23 lecture Readings CCLE Week 4 Poetry to be discussed in 10 25 lecture Readings CCLE Week 5 Poetry in Wk 4 Folder Film Schindler s List to be discussed in 10 30 lecture PAPER DUE Thursday Nov 8 Response paper 1 Nov 9 Acts of Resistance and Righteousness Polish Victims Film Margarethe von Trotta Rosenstrasse to be discussed in 11 01 lecture Film Claude Lanzmann s Shoah to be discussed in 11 06 lecture Readings CCLE Week 6 Nov 16 Trials of Justice Readings CCLE Week 7 Play The Investigation to be discussed in 11 15 lecture Nov 23 NO CLASS PAPER DUE Thursday Nov 29 Response paper 2 Nov 30 Group will meet survivor Yona Nadelmann at 10 am at Hillel 574 Hilgard across from Murphy Hall Towards a Transgenerational Memory Search for Meaning Novel The Reader discussed in 11 20 Lecture Novel Maus I discussed in 11 27 lecture Film Ferenc T r k s 1945 to be discussed in 11 27 lecture Film Roberto Benigni La Vita e Bella to be discussed in 11 29 lecture Novel Yona Nadelmann All the Things I Never Told My Father discussed in 11 30 lecture Readings CCLE Week 9 PAPER DUE Thursday Dec 6 Response paper 3 Dec 7 Making Connections Over Time and Across Place Readings CCLE week 10 to be discussed in 12 04 lecture Dec 14 Final Exam