Maus: Common Reading Program
Special Presentation: Ms. Patricia Ballinger, Assistant Professor of Art
Ms. Ballinger will explore the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries and the consequences.
Film Screening: America and the Holocaust
Complex social and political factors shaped America's response to the Holocaust, from "Kristallnacht" in 1938 through the liberation of the death camps in 1945. For a short time, the US had an opportunity to open its doors, but instead erected a "paper wall," a bureaucratic maze that prevented all but a few Jewish refugees from entering the country. It was not until 1944, that a small band of Treasury Department employees forced the government to respond.
Student Symposium
The Student Symposium provides a place for students to present their research or reflections in a creative way. The projects presented will be based on readings of Maus or related thematically to ideas presented in the graphic novel.
For more information about these events call (956) 872-2037 or email bmallen@southtexascollege.edu.