tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post1332143018737735059..comments2023-12-20T21:19:20.824-06:00Comments on Black & White and Bronze!: Maus: A Survivor's Tale. And Here My Troubles Began, Chapter 1 - a ReviewDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-27023812692501928832019-07-29T22:37:52.859-05:002019-07-29T22:37:52.859-05:00Let's try this again - failed 3x time to comme...Let's try this again - failed 3x time to comment from my phone.<br /><br />Joe, thanks for the compliment. Regarding my course, we spend three weeks in an introduction to social injustice. During that stretch, we will explore issues and events in 1994's Rwandan genocide as well as the genocide in Darfur in the 2000s. After that, students move into a 15-week survey of the Holocaust (respectfully, the only genocide called that). The discussion begins with an in-depth look at historical antisemitism, and then covers the Nazi era of 1933-45. It's a heavy course, as you might imagine.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-16752799258861019522019-07-29T21:42:20.458-05:002019-07-29T21:42:20.458-05:00Hi Doug,
Very nice review.
Just curious... Wh...Hi Doug, <br /><br />Very nice review. <br /><br />Just curious... When you teach the Holocaust, is it strictly the WW2 Jewish one? OR do you venture into other genocides? <br /><br />CHeers, Joe Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-61954341766127006172019-07-29T09:15:50.542-05:002019-07-29T09:15:50.542-05:00Thank you, sir - and my goodness, I hope everythin...Thank you, sir - and my goodness, I hope everything is OK!<br /><br />As you and I note, there are so many important and memorable scenes throughout the entire story. Perhaps the one that sticks with me most comes along in our next installment.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210408773928235445.post-84716052454760252042019-07-29T09:01:09.359-05:002019-07-29T09:01:09.359-05:00Kudos for yet another fine analysis, Doug! I'm...Kudos for yet another fine analysis, Doug! I'm really enjoying your coverage of this monumental tale. Well, enjoying is perhaps the wrong term for such sombre material. Let's say your discussion is quite intellectually satisfying.<br /><br />I just read Maus Vol. 2 a couple days ago. Had some health issues and read the entire book while in the hospital waiting room. No worries; am doing better now. But one thing that Maus does- it really puts things in perspective. While reading about Vladek in Aushwitz, one's own situation pales. <br /><br />Agree with your comments about Mandelbaum. The whole sequence with Vladek, the Kapo and spoon is one of the most memorable of the entire tale. Not as graphic or violent as other scenes, but the sheer apparent ordinariness of Mandelbaum's troubles is staggering. Man, what we take for granted each day...<br /><br />Again, well done, Doug.Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.com