FF:NOII_74 Norwegian Holocaust - Course Information

NOII_74 Holocaust in Norwegian Literature

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 8:00–9:40 J22, except Wed 15. 11.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Nordic Studies (programme FF, N-NO_)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Norwegian Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Norwegian language, literature and culture (programme FF, B-NO_)
• Scandinavian Studies (programme FF, B-FI)
• Scandinavian Studies (programme FF, N-FI)

Course objectives

The aim of the course (lecture and seminar) is the orientation in the topic WWII and Holocaust in different genres: in fiction and non-fiction. The lectures and seminars focuse on Norway, but reflects the whole Scandinavian literature.

Learning outcomes

The outcome is the ability to analyze fiction and nonfiction texts in the frame of Holocaust theme.

Syllabus

• 1. Scandinavia in the years 1940 - 1945
• 2. The Jews in Scandinavia
• 3. Nansenhjelpen - the Czechoslovak refugees
• 4. Leo Eitinger
• 5. The year 1945 in the Norwegian prose and lyrics
• 6. Diaries and msmoirs
• 7. Historiography, specialized texts
• 8. Steve Sem-Sandberg and his novels

Literature

• M. Skjaeraasen: Lékař pro život. Příběh Lea Eitingera. Brno: Doplněk 2012
• SEM-SANDBERG, Steve. Chudí v Lodži. Translated by Dagmar Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Paseka, 2011, 526 s. ISBN 9788074320989. info
• ŽANTOVSKÝ, Michael. Hell survivors :portraits of Israeli holocaust survivors born in Czechoslovakia. Photo by Jana Noseková-Žantovská. Vyd. 1. Brno: Druhé město, 2006, [148] s. ISBN 8072272497. info
• Holocaust phenomenon. Edited by Vojtěch Blodig. [Praha]: s.n., 1999, 178 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures, seminars, reading

Assessment methods

colloquium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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