HIS437H1: Telling Lies About Hitler: Frauds and Famous Feuds Among German Historians

Hours

24S

Examines historiographical controversies and their public reception. Topics include the forged Hitler diaries, the David Irving trial, German responsibility for 1914, Daniel Goldhagen’s “eliminationist” thesis, Auschwitz as an “Asiatic deed,” Wehrmacht complicity in the Holocaust and retrospective films about East Germany.

Prerequisite
HIS317H1/ HIS330H1 or permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirements
Humanities
Breadth Requirements
Society and its Institutions (3)
Mode of Delivery
In Class