Always Remember Syllabus Spring 2001

"Always Remember"                               Dr. Schulkin

Daily Assignments: Week by Week                 Spring 2001

Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March 5 March 12

April 2 April. 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14 May 21

Explanation of Course Goals and Rationale

Week of January 15

Jan. 17: Introduction: Remembering the Holocaust (Day 2)

Jan. 19: My German Question, ix-56. Memoir as Memory. (Day 4)

First journal entry due.

Week of January 22

Jan. 23: My German Question, 57-137. Compare with History as Memory. (Day 6)

Jan. 25: My German Question, 138-184. (Day 8)

Week of January 29

Jan. 29:    History as Memory: Germans and Nazis. (Day 10)

        Second journal entry due.

Jan. 31:    Memory and the World Wide Web. (Meet in the computer lab)
                 Learning Site for Students: Nazi Rule. (Day 2)

Feb. 2:      Learning Site for Students: Jews in Pre-War Germany.
        Read "Major Issues," part I. (Meet in computer lab) (Day 4)

Week of February 5

Feb. 6:     Learning Site for Students: The Final Solution. (Day 6)
                 Response to My German Question due. (Meet in computer lab)

Feb. 8:     "Major Issues in the Study of the Holocaust," part I. (Day 8)
       Begin lecture on "The Nazi Dictatorship."

Week of February 12

Feb. 12:     "Major Issues in the Study of the Holocaust," part II. (Day 10)

Feb. 14:      Lecture: Hitler and the "Final Solution" (Day 2)

          Journal entry on Learning Site for Students due.

Week of February 19

Feb. 20:      Review for exam on "Major Issues." (Day 4)
Feb. 22:      Exam on "Major Issues." (Day 6)

Week of February 26

Feb. 26:       Au Revoir Les Enfants. (Day 8)
Feb. 28:       Au Revoir Les Enfants. (Day 10)
March. 2:    Weapons of the Spirit. (Day 2)

           Journal entry on Au Revoir Les Enfants due.

Week of March 5

March 6:     Night, 1-43. (Day 4)

March 8:     Night, 43-109. Discuss paper assignment. (Day 6)

Week of March 12

March 12:     Paper on Night due.
            Video: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 8)

March 14:     Exploration of Official Auschwitz Web Site.
            (Meet in Computer Lab). (Day 10)

March 16:      Discussion of Survival in Auschwitz. (Day 2)

Fourth Quarter Assignments: Revised Edition

Week of April 2

April 2:          Lecture: Resistance. Letter to Kitty Hart-Moxon due. (Day 2)
April 4:          Ordinary Men, preface and chapters 1-3. (Day 4)

April 5:          Film: Escape From Sobibor. (8 p.m.: 4815 Booth)

Week of April 9

April 11:        No class meeting. (Day 8).
April 12:        Ordinary Men, chapters 4-6. (Day 10)

             Journal entry on Escape From Sobibor due.

Week of April 16

April 16:        Ordinary Men, chapters 7-9. (Day 2)
April 18:        Ordinary Men, chapters 10-13. (Day 4)
April 20:        Ordinary Men, chapters 14-17. Hand out essay topics. (Day 6)

Week of April 23

April 24:        Ordinary Men, chapter 18. Discuss essay topics. (Day 8)
April 26:        In-class essay on Ordinary Men. (Day 10)

Week of April 30

April 30:         Maus, volume I. (Day 2)
May 2:           Maus, volume II. (Day 4)
May 4:           The Complete Maus. (Meet in computer lab) (Day 6)

Week of May 7

May 8:           Discussion of The Complete Maus.    In-class essay. (Day 8)
May 10:         Read Nightfather. Discussion of Nightfather. (Day 10)

Week of May 14

May 14:         Comparison of Maus and Nightfather. (Day 2)
May 16:         Review for final examination.   (Day 4)
May 18:         Review for final examination.   (Day 6)

Week of May 21

May 21:         Senior Reading Day.   (Day 8)

The final exam will consist of a single essay question comparing the impact of the Holocaust on survivors and their children as depicted in Maus, Nightfather, and Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. A required course evaluation will be due on the day of the exam.

Jan. 29: History as Memory: Germans and Nazis. (Day 10) Second journal entry due.
Jan. 31: Memory and the World Wide Web. (Meet in the computer lab) Learning Site for Students: Nazi Rule. (Day 2)
Feb. 2: Learning Site for Students: Jews in Pre-War Germany. Read "Major Issues," part I. (Meet in computer lab) (Day 4)

Feb. 6: Learning Site for Students: The Final Solution. (Day 6) Response to My German Question due. (Meet in computer lab)
Feb. 8: "Major Issues in the Study of the Holocaust," part I. (Day 8) Begin lecture on "The Nazi Dictatorship."

*March 12: Paper on Night* due. Video: Kitty: Return to Auschwitz. (Day 8)**
March 14: Exploration of Official Auschwitz Web Site. (Meet in Computer Lab). (Day 10)