A History of Comparative Genocide

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

A history of comparative genocide that addresses the U.N. definition of genocide. The case studies include the examples of the Holocaust and the Cambodian, Rwandan, Armenian, Bosnian, and Ukrainian genocides; we study the historical conditions that led to genocide in each case, the actions of the perpetrators, and the suffering of ordinary peoples. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of the chair.