Abstract
This course explores how the traumatic histories of the Holocaust and the Nakba (the Palestinian catastrophe of 1948) are mediated, remembered, and represented through various forms of media. We will critically analyse the intersection of history, memory, identity, and media representation, focusing on how different narratives are constructed, contested, and disseminated.
Through films, journalism, literature, photography, museums, and digital archives, students will investigate how media shapes public memory and trauma, ethically navigates representation, and impacts contemporary socio-political identities.
By the end of this course, students will:
Gain strong interdisciplinary understandings of Holocaust and Nakba memory and representation.
Develop critical media literacy regarding trauma and historical narrative.
Understand the ethical challenges in representing trauma and suffering.
Improve analytical skills in media and cultural studies related to conflict and memory.
Appreciate the complex relationships between media, memory, trauma, and identity.