Handbook

To understand the origins of the concept of genocide and the social, analytical and ethical issues concerning its usage.

To be familiar with the writings of Raphael Lemkin and other contemporary theoreticians of genocide

To understand how the field of genocide studies came to be constituted as an academic discipline

To be familiar with the historical details of specific cases of genocide from the nineteenth century to the present

To engage with debates about the uniqueness of the Holocaust and its relationship with the concept of genocide

To be familiar with the kinds of archives that enable researchers to study the phenomenon of genocide

To appreciate the development of the international discourse around human rights and genocide prevention

To understand how oral history and testimony can aid our understanding of genocide