ICJ 728 History of Genocide
A rigorous thinking course, with a stress on current application and discussions on racial justice, U.S. foreign policy and war crime tribunals, offering a comprehensive analysis of the political, social, cultural, economic, and geographic context of international criminal justice, or lack thereof, that led to genocide. Students will gain understanding of relevant definitions of genocide, and identify major facts, strategies, personalities, and movements in particular situations. Focus will be given to acts of genocide against Indigenous people in Africa and in the Americas, Armenians, Soviet citizens, the Jewish Holocaust, Cambodians, Yugoslavians, and Rwandans, and the difference between international socialism and (German) National Socialism (Nazis).