E. Ham   2:30-3:45p   MTWR   BH 205
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The Second World War seems a war from long ago. Still in The
Netherlands it remains one of the most important themes of
literature and film. This course tries to give an idea why it’s that
important. The main focus will be on The Netherlands, but we will
look at parallels in other West European countries also. The course
begins with an outline of the war, in Western Europe, and more
specifically in The Netherlands.  One of the most important Dutch
novels will be read and the film made after this book will be shown.
Furthermore, we will look critically at more films, the most well
known in The Netherlands as well as some other films, made in Europe.

Texts:  The assault by Harry Mulisch (Pantheon Books, ISBN
0394744209). Reader Additional readings will be made available
through handouts.