JUST 375 - Genocide in the 20th Century

Institution:

James Madison University

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Description:

3 credits. Offered spring. This course is an interdisciplinary examination of the various definitions, causes, and structure and consequences of genocide. We will study some of the major 20th century genocides (Indigenous peoples, Armenia, USSR, Jewish Holocaust,Cambodia, Bosnia/Kosovo, Rwanda and Darfur) using the following conceptual schemes: social death, structured violence, oppression and mass murder.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 568-6211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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