NOII_74 Holocaust in Norwegian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
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
Tue 14:00–15:40 G23
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
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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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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