HoloÂcaust in Film and LitÂerÂaÂture is a course that proÂvides insight into the HisÂtoÂry of HoloÂcaust and its present memÂoÂry through examÂiÂnaÂtion of chalÂlenges and probÂlems encounÂtered in tryÂing to imagÂine its horÂror through media of litÂerÂaÂture and film.
About the ProÂfesÂsor: Todd PresÂner is AssoÂciate ProÂfesÂsor of GerÂmanÂic LanÂguages, ComÂparÂaÂtive LitÂerÂaÂture, and JewÂish StudÂies. His research focusÂes on GerÂman-JewÂish intelÂlecÂtuÂal and culÂturÂal hisÂtoÂry, the hisÂtoÂry of media, visuÂal culÂture, digÂiÂtal humanÂiÂties, and culÂturÂal geogÂraÂphy. He is the author of two books: The first, Mobile ModerÂniÂty: GerÂmans, Jews, Trains (ColumÂbia UniÂverÂsiÂty Press, 2007), maps GerÂman-JewÂish intelÂlecÂtuÂal hisÂtoÂry onto the develÂopÂment of the railÂway sysÂtem; the secÂond, MusÂcuÂlar Judaism: The JewÂish Body and the PolÂiÂtics of RegenÂerÂaÂtion (RoutÂledge, 2007), anaÂlyzes the aesÂthetÂic dimenÂsions of the strong JewÂish body.
You can view all 18 video lecÂtures above, or find them on YouTube here.
Note: Some clips and images may have been blurred or removed to avoid copyÂright infringeÂment.
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