NOII_74 Holocaust in Norwegian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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
Thu 12:00–13:40 B2.22, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 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
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Abstract
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.
Key topics
  • 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
Study resources and 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
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures, seminars, reading
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Kredity B
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 2019, Autumn 2023.
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