One of humankind's darkest encounters with radical evil, the Holocaust has been called an unprecedented tragedy in human history. For decades playwrights and filmmakers have struggled to understand its complexities and illuminate its horrors. An introduction to plays, feature films and documentaries about the Holocaust from Nazi-era propaganda to contemporary reflections on genocide, this seminar will explore the ethics and challenges of Holocaust representation for artists and audiences alike. It will consider artistic expression as a form of cultural resistance, a way to cope with trauma and develop resilience. The rise of authoritarian regimes around the world, the surge in antisemitism locally, nationally and globally, the virulence of racism and other pathologies of hate, make studying the Holocaust relevant, timely and urgent.