“To Forget Murder Victims is to Kill Them Twice”: The Prospect of Teaching "The Holocaust" in Jordan

Majid Salem Mgamis

Abstract


This paper examines the possibility of teaching the holocaust in Jordanian universities. In this regard, it highlights the socio-religious challenges that may impede such a project and suggests some methods to overcome them. It discusses the material to be taught and the background that should be furnished for students before presenting the topic. The paper draws on academic as well as political sources to enrich the project it proposes. 


Keywords


Holocaust , Pedagogy , Teaching literature , The Other, Jewish Literature

Full Text:

PDF

References


Berlin. G. (2012). “Once there was El´zunia: Approaching Affect in Holocaust Literature.” College English, Volume 74, Number 5, May 2012. http://www.ncte.org/journals/ce/issues/v74-5 retrieved June 7th, 2012.

Freire, P. (1984). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum Publishing Corporation.

Friedman, Yaron. (2012) “Shoah in the Arab World: Op-ed: How prevalent are Holocaust denial, anti-Jewish propaganda in Arab and Muslim world?” Published: 04.20.12 Israeli Opinion. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4218661,00.html . Retrieved, June 1st. 2012. Web.

The National.n (2012) “ A Palestinian Holocaust.” Jan 20, 2012. http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/a-palestinian-holocaust retrieved June 8th, 2012. Web

Palestinian Holocaust Museum. (2012) http://palestinianholocaust.net/English/In_Depth/GazaHolocaustMuseum/index.shtml Retrieved June 8th, 2012. Web.

Slovic P, Finucane ML, Peters E, MacGregor DG. (2004). “Risk as Analysis and Risk as Feelings: Some Thoughts about Affect, Reason, Risk, and Rationality.” Risk Analysis. 2004;24:311-322. Print.

Weikart, R. (2004). From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Print.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.8n.5p.51

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Bookmark and Share


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

2010-2023 (CC-BY) Australian International Academic Centre PTY.LTD.

Advances in Language and Literary Studies

You may require to add the 'aiac.org.au' domain to your e-mail 'safe list’ If you do not receive e-mail in your 'inbox'. Otherwise, you may check your 'Spam mail' or 'junk mail' folders.