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JCTC6100: Sites of Trauma, Landscapes of Genocide
2024 unit information
Holocaust and genocide museums and memorials continue to grow in number and appeal. This unit tracks their evolution as a genre, the theoretical and political debates that have accompanied their development and their increasingly influential public and political roles. We examine both purpose-built institutions and those developed at former sites of mass murder, reflecting on how these sites of trauma both shape our understanding of past events and contribute to contemporary debates concerned with genocide prevention and other related issues.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Investigate and explain the historical and contemporary significance of Holocaust/genocide museum/memorial sites.
- LO2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of current scholarly debates in the broad area of Holocaust/genocide memory and representation and in particular those relating to the former sites of mass murder as well as purpose-built memorial sites.
- LO3. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the relationship between group and/or national experiences of trauma and the development of museums/memorials through historical, theoretical, philosophical, and museological research.
- LO4. Analyze the ethical debates surrounding the representation of genocide and mass violence and in particular their ramifications for the development of Holocaust and genocide museums/memorials.
- LO5. Evaluate the above listed theoretical concerns in relation to a variety of practical examples.
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