General Class Information

 

   Instructor Name and Contact Information: Jeffrey J. Rossman (JJR2N@VIRGINIA.EDU)

Subject Area and Catalog Number: ISSS 3382

Year and Term: Spring 2016

Class Title: History of Genocide

Level: Undergraduate

Credit Type: 3 credits

Class Description: Explores the history of genocide and other forms of one-sided, state-sponsored mass killing in the twentieth century. Includes such case studies as the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the mass killings that have taken place under Communist regimes (e.g., Stalin's USSR, Mao's China, Pol Pot's Cambodia).

Required Texts: 

Two class packets are available for purchase at N.K. Print & Design (7 Elliewood Ave.; 434-296-9669; Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm). Each class packet contains a “Table of Contents” that clarifies which items are to be read before each class meeting. The class packets are also on reserve at Clemons Library.

The following six books may be purchased at UVA Bookstore or online and are also on reserve at Clemons Library:

Jean Hatzfeld, Machete Season: The Killers in Rwanda Speak (Picador, 2006; ISBN 0312425031)

Adam Jones, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction (Routledge, 2^nd ed., 2010; ISBN 041548619X)

D. Miller & L. Miller, Survivors: An Oral History of the Armenian Genocide (California, 1999; ISBN 0520219562)

D. Niewyk, The Holocaust: Problems & Perspectives of Interp. (Wadsworth, 4^th ed., 2010; ISBN 054718946X)

Elie Wiesel, Night (Hill & Wang, Revised edition, 2006; ISBN 0374500010)

P. Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil (Random House, 2008; 0812974441)

Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to critically analyze the causes and consequences of genocide and other forms of one-sided mass violence and compare and contrast major episodes of genocide and genocide-like mass atrocities in the modern era.

Assessment Components: There is a midterm exam and a final exam.

Delivery Mode Expectations: In-person

Required Technical Resources and Technical Components: Access to the internet, including UVaCollab and email. Access to a computer (e.g., laptop) to write the in-class midterm exam and the take-home final exam.