HIST 252

Fall 2025 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

The Holocaust

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Credit: 3 hours.

Exploration of the Holocaust in historical perspective by examining European anti-Semitism, political developments in Germany, the rise to power of the Nazis, and the origins of the Holocaust with first-hand accounts, films, and historical texts, concluding with the legacy of the Holocaust in the contemporary world.

Same as JS 252.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Western

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 252 class schedule data for fall 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	56012	Lecture-Discussion	B	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	160 English Building	Fritzsche, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Info: Topic: The Holocaust in Historical Perspective Description: The purpose of this general education course is to provide students from all backgrounds with an introduction to the complex events in twentieth-century Europe now known as the Holocaust, and to explore the various interpretations that scholars have offered to attempt to explain the Holocaust as well as the global legacy of the Holocaust. We will examine perpetrators, bystanders, and victims, the role of anti-Semitism, the interaction of war and genocide, the relationships between German and other European actors, the responses of Jewish communities, and the memory of the Holocaust. There will be a midterm and a final, but the primary focus of the course will be on student engagement with the texts in three short papers spread out across the semester.