HIS 402 A – The Holocaust: A Christian View (SP 08)
Suggested topics on the Holocaust for group and individual research projects:
1. German anti-Jewish legislation, 1930-1945
2. Jewish ghettos in Poland
3.
Einsatzgruppen activities in the
4. Concentration and death camps
5. Christian anti-Semitism and its relation to the Holocaust
6. Perpetrators, Rescuers and Bystanders (selected critical biographical sketches or larger theoretical comparative work in religion, ethics and psychology)
7. Allied governments’ responses to the Holocaust, 1939-1945
8. Occupied governments’ responses to the Holocaust, 1939-1945
9. Allied countries’ religious and civic organizations’ responses to the Holocaust, 1939-1945
10. German religious and civic organizations’ relationships to National Socialism
11. German business community’s responses to National Socialism
12. German professional communities’ responses to National Socialism
13. Non-German business community’s responses to National Socialism
14. Religious reflections on the Holocaust, 1945-2005 (focus on historical review of philosophical and theological discourse)
15. Review and critique of Holocaust historiography (review of particular genres)
16. Review and critique of Holocaust-related fiction (review of particular genres)
17. Review and critique of the arts and media in Germany, 1930-1945
18.
Review and critique of the arts and media outside
19. Review and critique of the arts and media inside or outside Germany, post-1945 (with special reference to contemporary productions in visual or literary formats)
20. Jewish-Christian relations since the Holocaust
[Note: These topics are all rather broad in nature, and your project will need to be better defined or narrowed so you don’t take on too much. Discuss specific topics with the instructor before diving into research and preparation of your project. Too, if you have an interest not detailed or covered by this list, speak with the instructor about alternative project topics.]