Physicians and the Holocaust, Wright State University (Boonshoft)

The overriding goal of this course is for you to take meaningful action as a product of your participation in the course. The goal of the course is not to tell you what to think, but rather, to inspire thinking, inspire feeling and to inspire you to act towards another person as they would have you act. To this end, you will design and implement: From Ashes to Action: The Holocaust Humanity Project. The Holocaust Humanity Project is a self-designed means by which to channel your unique talents and passions into an action that the world, even a small part of it, appreciates. Through the study of medicine and the Holocaust we will learn about humanity pursuing the extremes of what we label good and evil, the most horrible and the most heroic, and the factors that led to those individual choices. We will attempt to understand the zeitgeist of that time and apply that understanding to the present by grappling with the issues of then, and now. Most importantly, you will learn to develop and express your views in a cohesive, communicable manner designed to affect change and turn thought into action. Classes will generally begin with student presentations based on their answers to the class presentation question, followed by an interactive seminar with a guest speaker, then student led discussion of assigned readings and film viewings. Fourth-year elective only. For media coverage about this course, see https://web.archive.org/web/20220530155127/https://webapp2.wright.edu/web1/newsroom/2020/12/23/boonshofts-david-b-shuster-honored-for-improving-quality-of-life-for-people-with-disabilities/ This information has been collected for the Post-Discipline Online Syllabus Database. The database explores the use of literature by schools of professional education in North America. It forms part of a larger project titled Post-Discipline: Literature, Professionalism, and the Crisis of the Humanities, led by Dr Merve Emre with the assistance of Dr Hayley G. Toth. You can find more information about the project at https://postdiscipline.english.ox.ac.uk/. Data was collected and accurate in 2021/22.