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131-030 Jews in the Modern World: 1900-2000 | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-122/231/331. Students who have completed 131-122/231/331 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Ms Krystyna Duszniak |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year history, see Prerequisites, or first year Jewish studies, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject is a study of Jewish society in the 20th century, focusing on the period between the First and the Second World Wars. The subject will study events leading to the Holocaust, and the reconstitution of Jewish life in the postwar period in the State of Israel, Europe and the English speaking world. Major figures in contemporary Jewish culture, film, literature and humour will be studied. Students should complete the subject with a critical understanding of the significant events in, and forms and aspects of, Jewish culture and society in the 20th century. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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