Part I.
Briefly describe and discuss two (2) of the following four readings. Where appropriate, note brief comparisons of the two readings you have selected.
1) Philologus, “Best Way To Say the Unsayable”, Forward, August 31, 2001 3
2) Walter Reich, “The Use and Abuse of Holocaust Memory”, November 14, 2005
3) Inga Clendinnen/Reading The Holocaust, Chapters 1, 2.
4) Note: Select only one (1) of the following articles by Edward Rothstein. Edward Rothstein, “The Memory of Holocaust Fortified”,
April 23, 2011 or Edward Rothstein, “Making the Holocaust the Lesson on All Evils”, April 30, 2011
Note: All of the reading materials listed above are accessible on the CANVAS site for Political Science 4313/The Holocaust.
Part II.
Briefly describe and discuss the main and any secondary themes of the two (2) films listed below. These films have been viewed in most Zoom meetings and are accessible in recordings of Zoom meetings for this class on our Political Science 4313/The Holocaust CANVAS site and/or via the links provided below as well as the links on the posted web syllabus for our course on The Holocaust. Where applicable, in your discussion refer to the following issues in presentation studies as noted in Zoom meetings and recordings: Using history as opposed to documentation; portrayal of victims, use of propaganda, the question of 4 “responsibility”, the role and questioning of witnesses, and other issues
you wish to include.
Briefly refer to Charles Krantz’s article “Teaching Night and Fog”, where applicable, to any of the films you have selected. These articles are accessible on the CANVAS site for Political Science 4313/The Holocaus
