Spring 2021
JEWISH 121A 001 - LEC 001
Topics in Arts and Culture
Holocaust Memory in Museums: Israel and the US
Stephanie N Rotem
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Mo, We
05:00 pm - 06:29 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:32428
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
Jewish Studies Program
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 10
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 10
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 14TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Other classes by Stephanie N Rotem
Course Catalog Description
Course designed to permit regular and visiting faculty the flexibility to address topics that reflect their research interests and supplement regular curricular offerings. Consult department website each semester for specific descriptions.
Class Description
Holocaust museums have become over the past years, one of the most popular mediums of
Holocaust commemoration. This course will explore the history, exhibitions, and design of
various Holocaust museums around the world, and study their social, cultural and political
agendas. This examination will reveal their role and responsibility in Holocaust commemoration. In order to understand the museum mechanism and the ways in which it constructs social agendas and memory, we will begin the course by studying the history of museums from ancient history to the present. This history will explain how museum exhibitions have changed from displaying treasures to disseminating ideas, strengthening national or community identity, and constructing memory of historical events. We will then study the development of Holocaust museums, from the first museum that was built on a remote kibbutz in Israel, through the establishment of prominent National museums, such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC. We will examine the process that led to the museums’ foundation, the social and political motives behind them, and their exhibitions, architecture and design.
Class Notes
Lectures will be delivered synchronously but will be recorded for later viewing.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None