The Shoah in Film: A Valuable Contribution to the Historiography of the Holocaust and a Glimpse into the Shuttered Voices of the Shoah

ABSTRACT: Almost all the voices of the six million Jewish men, women, and children who perished in the Holocaust were shuttered in the massacres of the Einsatzgruppen and inside the gas chambers (and vans) of the six German extermination camps (Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka II, Bełżec, Sobibór, Chełmno, and Majdanek). Some of the victims' writings and drawings have survived, and these testimonies remain today a fraction of the millions of voices that were lost forever. With this paper I would like to convey the idea that the (reconstructed and often fictionalized) voices that can be found in Holocaust feature films represent a homage to the victims who perished, and that these films (independently of their commercial success or their minor historical errors) often bring knowledge about the victims' suffering, antisemitism, the ghettos, the transports, the massacres, the Vernichtungslager and the Konzentrationslager to the vast public, and represent a glimpse into the shuttered voices of the Shoah. I also argue that, approached with caution, Holocaust films (antisemitic German propaganda films, post-war documentaries and post-war feature films) can be a valuable contribution to the historiography of the Shoah

An Instructional Designer Competency Framework for Complex Learning Designs

Learning design competency frameworks published by professional organizations, exist for typical instructional design efforts. However, a review of literature revealed a lack of frameworks available for the creation of complex learning designs (CLDs). The goal of this research was to develop a competency framework for the creation of CLDs. Quantitative and qualitative methods were employed in the four phases of the design and development research approach In phase one, a survey based on the Educational Technology Multimedia Competency Survey (ETMCS) was sent to instructional designers who self-reported as having experience creating CLDs. The purpose of phase one was to identify competencies that instructional designers felt were most important to the creation of complex, technology-mediated learning designs. The preliminary CLD framework was constructed during phase two, based on analysis of the ETMCS survey results. Measures of central tendency were used to identify competencies considered essential and desirable. Additionally, competencies were categorized into seven domains In phase three, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a subset of survey participants. The purpose was to gain deeper insight into the participant’s perception of the design complexities involved with each of the competencies included in the preliminary framework. In phase four, the preliminary framework was internally validated using an expert panel employing the Delphi method to build consensus. Three rounds were required to achieve consensus on all competencies within the framework. This consensus resulted in 79 competencies including 30 essential and 49 desirable competencies from the set identified as the preliminary framework during phase two. Several conclusions emerged from the creation of this framework. Though technology is often a trigger for many types of CLDs, specific technologies are certainly desirable, but not essential. The research also revealed that communication and collaboration competencies are almost universally essential due to the complexity of the designs which typically necessitates the formation of multi-discipline teams. Without these competencies, the team’s cross-profession effectiveness is often hindered due to differences in terminology, processes, and team member geographic location

Psychoanalysis as an Interdisciplinary Science: From 19th Century Neuropsychology to Modern Neuropsychoanalysis

This dissertation explores interdisciplinarity from three perspectives. It emphasizes the intellectual foundations of Sigmund Freuds Project for a Scientific Psychology (1895) and Alexander Bains Mind and Body (1872). It argues that these neural networks were similar and created via borrowed and integrated knowledge. This thesis contributes to the scholarship on Bain and Freud by presenting an analysis of their models, thus, providing a qualitative comparative analysis to make explicit the continuities and discontinuities in their ideas. In comparing their works, this study finds that there is no evidence that Freud borrowed directly from Bain when he created the Project; the similarities in their models are likely due the common academic milieus they emerged from. The discontinuities, however, were due to the neuron doctrine and the new scientific methods that emerged between 1872 and 1895. Part two of this thesis posits that psychoanalysis began as an interdisciplinary field founded on the Project, and that this interdisciplinarity continues today in the field of neuropsychoanalysis. This study finds that psychoanalysis has had a long history of interaction with the various psy-disciplines, particularly experimental psychology, and that the connection between the creation of the Project and the emergence of the field of neuropsychoanalysis was not a linear one. A conceptual bibliometric citation analysis demonstrates that, while experimental academic psychologists were testing the validity of Freudian concepts via empirical methods, they were actually borrowing knowledge from psychoanalysis. This analysis expands on the work of Hornstein (1992) and presents the first quantitative analysis of the intense relationship between psychology and psychoanalysis as psychologists were testing Freudian concepts. This thesis ends with an exploration of the recently created field of neuropsychoanalysis and provides the scholarship with the first bibliometric citation analysis of the field. In so doing, this portrait of the discipline presents an analysis of the psychological concepts this field is interested in studying, the methods used, and an examination of the extent of collaboration between psychoanalysts and neuroscientists. This is followed with a brief discussion on the clinical and theoretical relevance of neuroscience to psychoanalysis and the increasing concern regarding the validity of imaging techniques

Pathways

This anthology explores possibilities to acknowledge human motion, and traces thereof, as heritage. Today, with the increasing interest in local and sustainable connections, and in bodily and spiritual enhancement, we see a growing use of walking tracks both in landscapes within reach from urban centres and in more remotely located or ‘wild’ areas. The corona pandemic has further propelled these trends. Of course, landscapes that are commonly understood as wilderness or ‘nature’ are in most cases clearly influenced by human actions and movements. While walking trails tend to be regarded as pathways to experience nature and as tools to promote public health, they could also be seen and used as routes to culture and history, indeed as pathways to the past. Based on a Swedish research project with the aim to explore the multiple dimensions of walking, paths and movement, this volume engages and discusses the potential effects of such an expansion of the heritage register

Yale Medicine : Alumni Bulletin of the School of Medicine, 1979-1981

This volume contains Yale medicine: alumni bulletin of the School of Medicine, v.14 (1979) through v.16 (1981). Prepared in cooperation with the alumni and development offices at the School of Medicine. Earlier volumes are called Yale School of Medicine alumni bulletins, dating from v.1 (1953) through v.13 (1965). Digitized with funding from the Arcadia fund, 2017.https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/yale_med_alumni_newsletters/1006/thumbnail.jp

Dinner Diplomats: A study of the social hierarchies and connections in and around the Norwegian Community in Shanghai, seen through a dinner arranged in 1924

Denne masteroppgaven bruker en middag holdt av den Norske Generalkonsulen i Shanghai, Nicolai Aall, for den Norske Ministeren i Beijing i 1924 som ett eksempel på hvordan og hvor det Norske samfunnet i Shanghai stod i 1924. Det er sett gjennom privatarkivene avlevert av Generalkonsulen, som gir ett unikt innsyn i hvilke valg og prioriteringer som ble gjort når denne middagen skulle forberedes. Middagen blir analysert først gjennom å gå gjennom hva som ble bestilt, hva den offisielle timeplanen var, hvordan middagen ble organisert, og hvor og hvorfor den ble holdt der den ble holdt. Gjennom dette får vi innsyn i hva nordmennene i Shanghai hadde lyst å presentere seg som, og hvem som affilierte seg med nordmennene. Det blir etablert at fransk eksklusivitet og luksus er ett tydelig tegn på at dette er en gruppe nordmenn ville være nær, men det var ingen franskmenn ved middagen. Det var hovedsakelig, briter, amerikanere, skandinavere og kinesiske gjester som var representert ved middagsbordet, dette viser hvem det norske samfunnet kunne fritt nå ut til. Etter dette går analysen inn i selve bordplanen ved middagen. Først diskuteres det hvilke nordmenn som arrangørene prioriterte, og noen de ikke prioriterte. Her poengteres det at Norge prioriterte den økonomiske eliten, forhold mellom individer og posisjonerte enkeltmennesker for å klatre den sosiale stigen. Dette er gjort gjennom å analysere spesifikke grupper av gjester, delt inn etter nasjonalitet, ekteskap, profesjon eller utdanning. På denne måten blir det tydeliggjort hvilke prioriteringer det norske samfunnet gjorde, i forhold til andre grupper, og internt. Oppgaven konkluderer med å samle analyse kapitlene inn i to kategorier. Den første er tilknytning, som oppsummerer hvor viktig det var å bli sett i lys av andre, og motivasjon, som oppsummerer hvorfor hvem ble invitert, ikke ble invitert og de som ikke godtok invitasjonen.Historie mastergradsoppgaveHIS350MAHF-LÆHRMAHF-HI

From Shtetl to Stardom

The outsized influence of Jews in American entertainment from the early days of Hollywood to the present has proved an endlessly fascinating and controversial topic, for Jews and non-Jews alike. From Shtetl to Stardom: Jews and Hollywood takes an exciting and innovative approach to this rich and complex material. Exploring the subject from a scholarly perspective as well as up close and personal, the book combines historical and theoretical analysis by leading academics in the field with inside information from prominent entertainment professionals. Essays range from Vincent Brook’s survey of the stubbornly persistent canard of Jewish industry “control” to Lawrence Baron and Joel Rosenberg’s panel presentations on the recent brouhaha over Ben Urwand’s book alleging collaboration between Hollywood and Hitler. Case studies by Howard Rodman and Joshua Louis Moss examine a key Coen brothers' film A Serious Man (Rodman) and Jill Soloway’s groundbreaking television series Transparent (Moss)

Exploring the Upward Transfer Advising Experience of First-Generation Latinx Community College Students

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the student experience of Latinx first-generation community college students who graduated from a community college and transferred to a 4-year university. The research examined if intrusive advising served as a mechanism to aid academic persistence despite the challenges of first-generation Latinx students. Eleven first-generation community college students who graduated from a Hispanic Serving Institution in southwest Kansas were interviewed. The thematic analysis conducted led to five themes emerging. The themes included family, meaningful relationships, belonging, independence, and embracing uncertainty. The theme of family was separated into two subthemes: family support and pride. Participants expressed having established meaningful relationships with several people, which resulted in four sections: advisors, faculty and staff, club sponsors, and peers. The themes illustrate the experience of Latinx first-generation community college graduates who transferred to a university. The results will enhance understanding of the effectiveness of intrusive advising for first-generation Latinx students to integrate socially and academically into institutions

A Genealogy of Victimhood: Empathy and Memory in Recent German Fiction

This dissertation addresses literary representations of empathy and altruism in Jenny Erpenbeck’s 2015 novel Gehen, Ging, Gegangen and Bodo Kirchhoff’s 2016 novel Widerfahrnis. These novels demonstrate continuities and discontinuities between German literature of the postwar, reunification and contemporary contexts.Analyzing expressions of empathy by Erpenbeck and Kirchhoff’s protagonists, I locate them in historical and literary contexts, the roots of which can be traced to the first generation of postwar German literature (1945-1968), particularly Heinrich Böll and Günter Grass. In both Grass and Böll’s early postwar fiction, German experiences of the war and its aftermath are foregrounded, and focus is placed on German victimhood, while Jewish characters and victimhood in the war and postwar periods are marginalized. Each chapter of this dissertation is structured around several central questions: How do the themes of Vergangenheitsbewältigung appear in postwar literature, with particular focus on narratives of German victimhood and/or guilt, antisemitism and philosemitism? What is the role of gender politics in conceptions of memory and identity? How are personal memory and national memory addressed? How are notions of borders and belonging expressed and enforced? If a narrative of victimhood was formed in postwar Germany, both in the immediate aftermath of the war and the first political and literary generations, what is the impact on expressions of empathy and altruism toward refugees in recent German literature? How did the first generations of postwar authors in Germany represent their own suffering, and in doing so exclude suffering of victims and deemphasize their own guilt and/or shame, and how is this perspective apparent in Kirchhoff and Erpenbeck’s texts? To illustrate how the above-mentioned dynamics of memory, victimhood and empathy appear in literature of the postwar and contemporary periods, I draw on several broad research fields, including memory, trauma, Nachträglichkeit, empathy, and studies of the novel

The Western Allied project to denazify Third Reich feature film stock

The three Allied powers that occupied West Germany from 1945 to 1955 subjected the feature film legacy of the Third Reich to a process of denazification. The origins and implementation of this project are examined here along chronological and comparative lines.Part One looks at British and American dealings with Third Reich feature films until 1945. It explores whether general suggestions of ill-prepared occupation plans apply here; what role the wartime “reeducation” debate played in Anglo-American planning efforts; and to what extent British and American plans, partly informed by the perspectives of émigrés such as Siegfried Kracauer and Heinrich Fraenkel, confirmed the notion of a dichotomy between a few “political” Nazi features and a large group of “unpolitical” Third Reich features.Part Two compares Western Military Governments’ policies from 1945 to 1949: legislation and official regulations; determination of ownership rights to seized films; censorship policies; destruction or shipment abroad of banned films; and the circulation of approved films, often in somewhat cut versions. The September 1949 lists of hundreds of cut and banned German feature films are shown to form a legacy of years of Allied purging efforts.Part Three concentrates on the Allied High Commission period (1949-1955), when the Western Allies supervised a continuing process of denazification of Third Reich feature film stock. Representatives of the former UFI/UFA and other film industry members, many of whom seemed to hold on to the notion of a largely “unpolitical” Third Reich cinema, now aimed for a removal of individual features from the list of forbidden feature films. Submissions to and approvals by the semi-official German FSK were often based on drastic cuts. The AHC was sometimes internally divided (Harlan, Titanic), but accepted most of the FSK approvals. Still, several hundred features remained banned