IMAGINING AUSCHWITZ: POSTMODERN REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HOLOCAUST A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL 2002 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TULANE UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BY ___________________________ Kristina Busse APPROVED: ________________________ Geoffrey Harpham, Ph.D. Director ________________________ Molly Rothenberg, Ph.D. ________________________ Joseph Valente, Ph.D.