HISTORY 440: Location and time: T Thu 9:30-10:45, Storm Hall 109

Instructor: Dr. Annika Frieberg Office: AL 576 Office Hours: T Thu 11-12:30 or by appointment Email: [email protected]

COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course will assist students in understanding the Holocaust within the context of larger European history of the 19th and 20th century. It will introduce the stories, histories, and perspectives of perpetrators, bystanders, and victims of the Holocaust. It will introduce the larger debates of Holocaust history. Finally, it will set the Holocaust within a context of comparative genocide, and also discuss the current day political uses and abuses of the Holocaust as a turning point of history.

LITERATURE:

 Title: The Holocaust : Roots, History, and Aftermath ISBN: 9780813343259 Author: Crowe, David M.

This book will serve as your text book. You may use it as a reference guide to complement lecture information. More importantly, specific sections of it should be used for the individual papers as listed in the handout “Individual Paper Resources.”

 Title: Sources of the Holocaust ISBN: 9780333963456 Author: Hochstadt, Steve

Also needed for individual projects and an occasional in-class reading.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  To critically read and analyze historical documents  To research the Holocaust from a particular perspective and describe in discussions and writings how this perspective might change or counter the dominant narratives of this event.  To identify multiple perspectives on key historical issues and recognize the validity of more than one perspective in discussion and in writing.  To write and represent your analyses in a clear, concise and convincing manner. GRADES (100%) Grading System I grade your assignments on a +/-scale during the semester as shown below. A=93-100 B-=80-82 D+=67-69 A-=90-92 C+=77-79 D=63-66 B+=87-89 C=73-76 F=below 59 B=83-86 C-=70-72

Assignments Date % Map quiz Sept. 9 10 Presentations Oct. 7-16 10 Midterm Oct. 30 20 Individual Project, Part 1 Oct. 23 15 Individual Project, Part 2 Nov. 13 20 Final Dec. 11 20 Attendance/Participation 5 Total 100

The mapquiz will be worth 10 points and cover the European countries in which the Holocaust took place.

The midterm and final will be bluebook exams. They will consist of “Terms of Identification” and “Discussion Questions” based on lectures and readings. In order to get high points on Terms of Identification, you need to specify a) the time, b) the definition (what is it?) and c) the significance (why is it important?) of each term. The DQs will be taken from readings and lectures and will be given out in advance of the exams. They will be longer analytical essay questions.

Attendance and Participation will be based on attendance, participation, and engagement with projects. Active engagement in class discussions and contact with me for questions or extra assistance on assignments will be taken into consideration for this grade.

Area Studies Semester-long Individual Projects

In this course, you will specialize in a semester-long project, including a presentation to the class and two 3-5 page essays on the Holocaust with regards to a particular country, area of occupied Europe, or targeted population. The choice of individual project topics will be determined by a lottery where you will have a few – but not unlimited - options.

The topics will include:   The Holocaust in /the  The Holocaust and Scandinavia  The Holocaust and France  The Holocaust and Belgium  The Holocaust and Hungary  The Holocaust and Italy  The Holocaust and the Baltic States  Disabled Populations in the Holocaust  LGBT Populations and the Holocaust  Sinti and Romani (Gypsies) in the Holocaust

The In-class Presentation will be a brief presentation of the background, country, or area of your individual project. It will be worth 10 points. You will introduce the general 19th and 20th century history and information about the country/area and, if relevant, You are required to submit a typed copy of the presentation and its content to be posted to blackboard. The presentation will be 10-15 minutes. THIS IS THE ONLY PART OF THE PROJECT FOR WHICH YOU MAY USE WIKIPEDIA OR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ONLINE SOURCES!

Individual Project, Part 1 should be 3-5 pages. It needs to be cited using MLA format or footnotes, double-spaced, size-12 font, spell-checked and with correct grammar. You will describe Jewish life in the area, the longstanding Jewish-gentile relations in that area (not Jewish-German relations which comes later in 1933) and the invasion by or collaboration with the Germans. You may use your textbook or the resources listed on the project description page or under the particular topic.

Individual Project, Part 2: also 3-5 pages. Here, you will describe the course of the Holocaust, the time line of the Nazi occupation, the deportation of the targeted population, to ghettoes and/or to camps and their fate overall. Also discuss the most important figures, camps, ghettos, and events of the Holocaust in that country/area.

You will also have the opportunity to revise and resubmit your individual presentation paper together with your two papers for an additional 4 points on December 4. The package will need to include the original papers with my comments/corrections so that I can see how you revised the final papers. POLICIES AND EXPECTATIONS

Cheating and Plagiarism: Will not be tolerated in this class. I will follow the university’s definition of cheating and plagiarism as stated in: http://csrr.sdsu.edu/cheating-plagiarism.html For a minor case of plagiarism, you will receive an F for the assignment. For a case of major plagiarism (such as lifting an entire paper from the internet, turning in a paper written by someone else or writing a paper for another student), you will receive an F for the course and I may take further action by reporting the case to the appropriate instances. Expectations and a Contract: College should be a preparation for professional life and an institution for adults. For our mutual work place to function well, we need a contract of expectations on each other in order to maintain a professional, pleasant atmosphere in this class (see attachment A, sign and return). Disabilities and Special Needs: I am happy to accommodate any student with a disability or special need but in order to help you effectively I need to be notified of this need in the first two weeks of class. You may contact Disability Services for documentation/assessment and to ensure that appropriate accommodations are implemented in a timely manner. You do have the right to privacy with regards to your special needs, and to simply provide me with the documentation from Disability Services stating which accommodations you would need. For directions on how to receive accommodations, consult this link: http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/sds/ Papers/exams late policy: If you turn in an assignment late, you will lose ½ grade off the grade I would have given your paper (B to C+, C+ to C- etc.) and ¼ grade for each additional day the paper is late (C to C-, C- to D+) except in the case of an excused absence. Midterms and the final can be rescheduled based on an agreement with me, and if you have a valid, and verifiable (documented), excuse for your absence.

Incompletes: In order to get an incomplete in the course, you need to present a) documentation as to your medical, family- or other significant reason for being unable to complete the course, and b) make an agreement with me on a realistic schedule on which to complete the course. WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week 1: Intro and Background Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 1-40

Tue. Aug. 26: Introduction and Syllabus

Thu., Aug. 28: lecture: Background – Industrialization and Rise of Nationalism Week 2: Anti-Semitism, Nationalism and Racism Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 41-78

Tue, Sept. 2: lecture: Anti-Semitism

Thur., Sept. 4: lecture and Discussion: Nationalism and Racism Read: Sources of the Holocaust, 23-31 Topics: 1. Why should not have equal rights according to these sources? 2. How does von Treitschke describe the role of Jews in Germany?

Week 3: Rise of Fascism and Germany

Tue., Sept. 9: lecture: Germany, WWI and the Economic Crisis Mapquiz

Thu., Sept. 11: lecture: Hitler, the Frei Corps and the Early Fascist Movement Read: , Mein Kampf, excerpt (Blackboard) 1. How does Hitler describe his experience in WWI? 2. How does he describe his years in Vienna?

Week 4: Hitler and Germany Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 79-104

Tue., Sept. 16: Hitler’s Rise to Power Read: Sources of the Holocaust, 37-46, 52-54 Topics: 1. The incident described by Tobias does not seem very violent. Who is responsible for the violence and damage toward Tobias in this case? 2. How is a Jew defined in the and why are the laws instituted? 3. How can you tell that The Poisonous Mushroom is intended for children? How does propaganda for children work differently from that for adults?

Thu., Sept. 18: class cancelled Week 5: The German Society and State Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 104-148

Tue., Sept. 23: Germany and Hitler’s Utopian State, 1934-1938

Thu., Sept. 25: TBA

Week 6: WWII Outbreak Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 149-171

Tue., Sept. 30: lecture: , The Munich Conference, and the International Community

Thu., Oct. 2: lecture: WWII begins. Read: Sources of the Holocaust, 58-74 Topics: 1. Which options to escape were available to Jews in Germany and the newly occupied territories? Which challenges did the Jews face? 2. Which strategies did Jewish refugees employ to leave or to escape? Week 7: Presentations

Tue., Oct. 7: Presentations

Thu., Oct. 9: Presentations Week 8: Presentations

Tue., Oct. 14: Presentations

Thu., Oct. 16: Presentations and Discussion of the Individual Projects

Week 9: Ghettos Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 171-188

Tue., Oct. 21: The Ghetto System

Thu., Oct. 23: Life in the Ghetto Individual Project, Part I due

Week 10: and the Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 191-224

Tue., Oct. 28: The Invasion of the Soviet Union and Wannsee

Thur., Oct. 30: Midterm

Week 11: “A Film Unfinished”

Tue., Nov. 4: Film

Thu., Nov. 6: Film Week 12: The Holocaust and International Responses Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 283-338 Tue., Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day – no class! Thu., Nov. 13: lecture: America, the War and the Holocaust Read: Sources of the Holocaust, 106-107 Individual Project, Part II due Week 13: Concentration Camps Weekly reading: Crowe, pp. 225-282 Tue., Nov. 18: lecture: Collaborators and Resistance

Thu., Nov. 20: lecture: The Concentration Camps Week 14: Aftermath and Legacies Tue., Nov. 25: lecture and film: Life in the Camps

Thu., Nov. 27: lecture: the Death Marches and the End Week 15: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in 20th Century Europe

Tue., Dec: lecture and discussion: Genocide after 1945 Read: “The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide” 1948 (Blackboard) 1. How is genocide defined in the convention? 2. Who determines whether genocide has been committed?

Thu., Dec. 4: lecture: The Holocaust in International Politics Revised Individual Projects Due

Week 16: Summary

Tue., Dec., 9: Summary/ Review

Final Exam: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8-10am in our classroom