History 4390: The Holocaust, 1933-1945

Instructor: Henry Eaton WH263 

Texts: C. Rittner, J.K Roths (eds), Different Voices (1993)
L. Dawidowicx, A Holocaust Reader (1976)
R. Hilbert, The Destruction of the European Jews (student edition, 1985)
Primo Lewi, Survival in Auschwitz (1966)
C. Browning, Ordinary Men (1992)

Course Description: the basic elements will be reading, discussion of the reading, lectures, student essays based on reviewing video survivor testimony, and examinations.
Grades: 12 to 14 pop quizzes (will mainly concern assigned readings and include material from lectures and discussions, no make-ups, drop two lowest grades)-- 50%, discussion – 10%, paper (750 words minimum, typed, double spaced, corrected, based on viewing two video-taped interviews of survivors available from the UNT Media Library [approx. during the weeks nine to thirteen] or directly from the library of the Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies)—20%, final examiniation (one match up test and three essays chosen randomly from twelve which will be presented and discussed during the last four or five weeks of class)—20%.

Weekly Reading Schedule

Class 1 Voices: 35-118 (due Friday)

Class 2 Voices: 119-60 (W), 161-212 (F)

Class 3 Voices: 213-49 (M), 250-86 (W), 287-316 (F)

Class 4 Voices: 319-48 (M), 349-72 (W), 373-405 (F)

Class 5 Dawidowicz: 35-53 (M) & 143-70 (W), Hilberg: 27-38 (F)

Class 6 Dawidowicz: 235-58 (M) &259-87 (W), Hilberg: 41-96 (F)

Class 7 Dawidowicz: 55-87 (M) & 87-96 (W), Hilberg, 99-153 (F)

Class 8 Dawidowicz: 97-104 (M) & 289-327 (W), Hilberg, 57-217 (F)

Class 9 Dawidowicz: 104-119 (M), Hilberg: 221-59 (W), Levi: to “Ka-Be” (F)

Class 10 Levi, “K-B” to D&S” (M), “D&S” to “Kraus” (W), “Kraus” to end (F)

Class 11 Brown: xv-37 (M), 38-87 (W)

Class 12 Brown: 88-142 (M), 143-89 (W)

Class 13 Reports, essays due Wednesday

Class 14 Reports

Class 15 Reports, review

Class 16 Final Exam