Genocide in the Modern World: A Comparative History

3 credits

How and why do genocides happen? How are they experienced? The class uses four international case studies from the 19th and 20th centuries, examining the specific history of each genocide—origins, events, aftermath, commemoration—alongside reoccurring factors that create the conditions for all genocides: war, colonialism, racism/xenophobia, extreme political ideologies. ***Prerequisite: One HIST course or completion of 30 credit hours.***