HI 355 The History of Genocide
This course will seek to answer four questions: What is genocide; can we identify root causes of genocide; is genocide a creation of the modern age; and what can we do to prevent genocide? Looking at the history of genocide or “race killing” the class will focus on the social, political, and diplomatic implications of a world that has perpetrated multiple genocides in the 19th and 20th centuries, often with impunity towards the perpetrators. Students will look at the legal structures that have been developed since World War II to prevent and prosecute genocide. Case studies will include: Hereros of Namibia; Armenians in Turkey; Cambodia and East Timur; Srebrenica, Bosnia; and Rwanda and Congo. This course deals with difficult topics and visuals of brutal killings of innocents including large numbers of children as well as mass rapes.
Prerequisite
Any 100 or 200 level history course and
EN 111 AND
EN 112 both at a grade of “C” or higher or consent of instructor
Offered
Fall odd years