Azat Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 http://www.zoryaninstitute.org/genocidepro...ain/Default.htm Dates: August 5 – August 15, 2003. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 2003 As the dialogue over human rights becomes global in scope, the challenge of understanding the various perspectives about these rights has never been greater. The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, has formalized the definition of genocide and situated it within the arena of human rights violations. As incidents of genocide occur with alarming frequency, it is essential that we understand what constitutes genocide, what are its indicators, the relation of genocide to human rights, and how we can prevent future occurrences of genocide. One of the most troubling aspects of genocide is the phenomenon of denial by the perpetrator and its political allies, both actively and passively. As Israel Charny, a noted specialist in the psychology of genocide denial has said, “Denial is an attack on the collective identity and the national cultural continuity of the victim people.” This has devastating effects on both the survivors of genocide and their offspring. It has been described as the final stage of genocide. The effects of genocide and its denial are cataclysmic and their facets numerous. The purpose of this course is to obtain an understanding of genocide through a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach. There will be a particular focus on the Armenian Genocide as the archetypical genocide of the 20th Century, and comparison with the Holocaust and the genocides in Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, along with other case studies of genocide. The instructors will analyze genocide from the perspective of a variety of disciplines; explore the universality of the issues related to genocide, the continuing effects of genocide and its denial, and how genocide can be prevented. The program includes the following topics: Genocide and universal human rights. The history of genocide, its causes, methods and effects. Case studies of the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo. Comparison of genocides. Genocide Denial (methodology and psychology) and how it may be countered. International politics and genocide. Legal aspects of genocide. The development and the future of diasporas resulting from genocide. Psychological consequences of genocide on survivors and their descendents. The possibilities of dialogue and reconciliation between perpetrator and victim groups. Prevention of genocide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 WOW - this is awesome. I'd love to do something like this (unfoutunatly can't swing it this year)...is anyone attending? they should video the lectures and such...or at least print up some sort of booklet after... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzur Posted July 2, 2003 Report Share Posted July 2, 2003 Well, I'm gonna be there Thoth. Perhaps I can slip into an internet cafe once in a while to write about how it's coming along. It all looks very promising, but we'll have to see how it goes. I get bored fast and I set the academic standard high. Judging from the impressive staff, the two-volume syllabus, and a preliminary list of the attending students, I think: next to being unique, the course will probably be fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted July 3, 2003 Report Share Posted July 3, 2003 Yes ! Its look so great as a program, but JUST BEFORE anyone take a look at the prizes, with that prizes I can build a library with more than 3 times the histeriography they "study." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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