HI5022 - The Holocaust

You will learn through a series of lectures and seminars. The lectures will give you a broad introduction to the major debates in Holocaust studies – from questions surrounding the development of Nazi policy, to the studies of the extent of Jewish resistance and scholarship on how we approach victim’s memories as historians. In the seminars you will have the opportunity to engage with, discuss and debate the full range of documentary sources that underpin Holocaust studies. This will include government papers, individual contemporary evidence such as diaries and letters, and reflective testimonies such as trial transcripts, memoirs and oral testimony.

Your academic development will be supported through engagement with your peers, academic tutors, and programme leaders. Academic support is provided through group/individual tutorials which allow specific issues to be addressed and to promote progress in academic development. The module tutor will be accessible within publicised office hours and via email. Your peers will provide you will a collaborative learning environment, and your programme leader will guide you through the requirements and expectations of your course. You will also be supported through individual engagement with the academic literature, lectures, and resources available on the eLearning Portal. Formative feedback will be on-going throughout seminar activities and through assessment tasks.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Demonstrate an ability to engage with documents and sources from the Holocaust era and think critically about their strengths and limitations.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the causes and contexts of the destruction of Europe’s Jews.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Communicate complex ideas effectively and fluently

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Engage as an active citizen with contemporary uses and abuses of historical memory in politics and society.

Your knowledge of the Holocaust will be assessed through one 2,500 word essay and an exam. Essays, set by the tutor, will critically engage historiography in depth around one of the topics of study. The exam will require you to reflect on the module both through an essay question and critical commentary on primary source extracts.

You will have the opportunity to present your work in the seminars and will receive formative feedback from your lecturer in classroom discussions, debates, and tutorial sessions. Formative assessment through your lecturer will be written and verbal, and you will also receive feedback through engagement with your peers. Feedback on your first summative assessment will allow you to improve on later ones

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