This course examines genocides and mass atrocities in the modern world from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will look at historical and contemporary genocides— Armenia, the Holocaust, Nanjing, Cambodia, Rwanda, former Yugoslavia, Darfur, and Syria—and Myanmar—and analyze their causes and patterns of development. Engaging various disciplines such as political science, history, peace studies, psychology, and sociology, students will explore theoretical and policy issues such as the following: the conceptualization theories of genocide, the causes and prevention of genocide, the responsibility to protect and international interventionvarious forms of destruction, gender and genocide, humanitarian intervention debate, genocide denial, gender and genocide, and collective memory. (Fall 2021)
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