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Item Fragile mechanics : connecting Holocaust and art education through the creation of a graphic novel(2013-05) Remington, Matthew Spencer; Bolin, Paul Erik, 1954-Through the creation of a graphic novel based on a Romanian Holocaust survivor’s testimony, this study attempts to clarify the role of artistic creation in meaning-making during Holocaust and genocide education. In facilitating empathy and moral education, the creative process encourages a deeper exploration of these troubling topics than is possible within the confines of a traditional academic approach. In order to understand this process, I worked with the testimony of Zoly Zamir, who escaped Bucharest following the Iron Guard Rebellion of 1941. The creation of the graphic novel took me from Austin to Houston and Romania, where I sought to trace the echoes of history in architecture and environment. Translating Zamir’s story into word and image produced an empathetic bond to the narrative and the region, facilitating a deeper understanding of the hows and whys of the Holocaust. That engagement spurred a desire to continue to ask questions, to look beyond a regimented understanding and view the broader implications of the history.Item Grassroots Intellectualism: "International Youth Meeting Dachau" as a Case Study for Holocaust Education and Awareness through Para-educational Activities(2013-05) Suhl, Mary A.; Fallwell, Lynne A.; Adams, Gretchen A.; Barenberg, Alan; McChesney, AnitaThis thesis examines trends in Holocaust education and awareness after 1945 through the case study of the Youth Meeting Dachau (Internationale Jugendbegegnung-Dachau), a para-educational undertaking initiated by a group of young Dachau citizens starting in the early 1980s. The primary motivation for these youth was a desire to create a forum in which to discuss the implications of the legacy left by the Third Reich. Para-education, like the IJB, shares characteristics with more formalized, institutional education programs but also encompasses unique elements of activism and on-site work that extends beyond the traditional classroom. Since the 1970s, Holocaust education has transitioned into formalized education that is readily available for students in many institutions both in the secondary education systems and also at the university level. The “International Youth Meeting Dachau” is a program that began as a grassroots initiative by young people in Germany who were willing to pitch tents in open fields in order to create the opportunity to come together and have a discussion forum in order to contemplate Germany’s tumultuous past. By examining the foundation of the “International Youth Meeting Dachau” and its youth leaders as well as its program materials, this thesis brings to light much of the ways in which Holocaust awareness has manifested in Germany in the past few decades.