HIST 485 - History of Modern Genocide

This course examines the origins, evolution, consequences, and efforts to understand one of the most troubling aspects of the modern world: state-sponsored or sanctioned mass murder. Case studies include, but are not limited to, the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and atrocities against the Roma; war-time violence by the German and Japanese militaries; Communist-inspired killings, focusing on the Soviet Union and Cambodia; ethnic-cleansing in the Balkans; and Genocide in Rwanda. 3 credits