{"id":2683,"date":"2013-08-13T10:26:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"Detached analysis and objective measurement are sometimes insufficient when approaching the gnawing questions of the human condition. How do we understand the suffering\u2014personal, ethnic, and global\u2014related to an event like the Holocaust?\r\n\r\nIn the wake of"},"modified":"2013-09-12T14:26:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T19:26:30","slug":"humanities-case-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/humanities-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detached analysis and objective measurement are sometimes insufficient when approaching the gnawing questions of the human condition. How do we understand the suffering\u2014personal, ethnic, and global\u2014related to an event like the Holocaust?<\/p>\n

In the wake of World War II, survivors and observers, journalists and storytellers attempted to find words to express a response to the tragedy. Just as frequently, artists, musicians, and architects have searched for ways to honor the memory of the dead and reflect on their message for us today.<\/p>\n

Read the following article from ArtNews<\/em> on artists attempting to reconnect audiences grown desensitized to the magnitude of the Holocaust through works that remind and provoke.<\/p>\n

Robin Cembalest, “Painting Auschwitz Blue,” ARTnews, January 10, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

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Case Study Assignment:<\/h3>\n

Take a few minutes to look over the following artists and works mentioned in the article.<\/p>\n

Once you are familiar with the work of each, select ONE to investigate in more detail. Spend 15-20 minutes reviewing materials found in the following links or resources of your own and come to class next time ready to discuss your chosen subject. Keep in mind the questions that Kelly and Jeremy Elliott said we might ask about an artifact or text:<\/p>\n