Seminar in one of the fields listed below: A) American History, B) Atlantic History, C) Canadian History, D) Latin American History, E) Medieval History, F) European History, G) History of Islam, H) Ancient History, I) East Asian History, J) African History, K) Middle Eastern History, L) Historiography, M) Russian History, N) World History, O) British History, P) New Hampshire History, Q) Historical Methodology, R) Irish History, S) History of Science, T) Maritime History, U) Museum Studies. Course meets the History requirements for Group I, II, or III, depending on the topic. May be repeated barring duplication of subject.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.
Equivalent(s): HIST 701
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History of the Holocaust
The attempt to annihilate the Jewish people in Europe by the Nazi German government with the assistance of its allies and collaborators during World War II casts a heavy shadow over the twentieth century and raises important historical, political, cultural, moral, and existential questions down to the present day. This course will examine the origins, development, and legacy of the Holocaust. It will study antisemitism; the rise of the Nazi Party; Nazi Germany’s implementation of racist and antisemitic policies that culminated in the creation of death camps; Nazi conquest and occupation; and the regime’s ultimate defeat at the end of World War II. Particular attention will be paid to the experiences of the victims of Nazi policy; Nazi ideology; varied responses to Nazi antisemitic and racist policy (from indifference and collaboration to resistance); and the broader historical, cultural and ideological context out of which Nazism emerged and spread.
