This course examines how Nazism and Nazi Germany have been remembered, represented, memorialised and debated since 1945. Through an examination of legal trials, museum exhibitions, individual memory, literature, popular culture and historiography, we will examine how the memory and representation of Hitler, Nazism and the Holocaust have been debated and transformed, both in Germany and around the globe. Which aspects of Nazism has the postwar world remembered and what has been forgotten? What are the lessons and legacies of Nazism and which practices of memory have conveyed them successfully?
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the remembrance, historicisation and memorialisation of Nazism.
- Identify and analyse the key concepts in the study of historical memory
- Critically analyse the representation of the past in a variety of different media.
- Undertake a research project evaluating the efficacy of a particular representation of the Nazi past.
Indicative Assessment
Historiographical Review (2,000 words) (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 3]
Research Proposal (500 words) (10%) [Learning Outcomes 4]
Research Essay (4,000 words) (40%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 4]
Tutorial or online Participation (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 3]
Research Presentation (10 minutes) (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1 - 3]
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Workload
The mode of delivery for this course may be either in person or online:In person: a) One two-hour seminar and one hour of online activities each week (36 hours), b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing for a total of 130 hours.
Online: a) 36 hours of contact in workshop format or through online activities, b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing for a total of 130 hours.
Preliminary Reading
James E. Young, ‘Memory and Monument,’ in: Geoffrey Hartman (ed.): Bitburg in Moral and Political Perspective (Bloomington 1986) 103-114.
Wolfgang Benz, ‘A memorial for whom?’ in Materials on the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, (Berlin 2005), 30-39
Edward Linenthal, Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust. Museum (Columbia University Press, 2001)
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3180 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4860 |
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