HIS 209 Century of Genocide

This course examines the modern phenomenon of genocide in European history. We will read about conceptions of genocide and look closely at three main European case studies over the 20th century - Armenia, the Holocaust, and the Bosnian genocide of the 1990s - but also consider other genocides such as those wrought by settler colonialism. Themes will include the ideology and politics of nationalism and identity formation to understand the ways groups are targets, isolated, and demonized at the levels of state policy and social practice that prepares the way for genocide. (L03)

Credits

4