Genocide in the 20th Century Study + Internship in London: CEA London Center - OLD Program Spring 2017 Semester

This module explores the history of genocide in the twentieth century. It begins with an introduction to the concept of genocide. It then examines colonial genocides, the Armenian Genocide of 1915-16, the Nazi 'Final Solution' and the Nazi genocide of the 'Gypsies', genocides in Cambodia, Yugoslavia and Rwanda. It analyses the dynamics of genocide - the processes and mechanisms of acts committed with the intention of destroying, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, religious or racial group - in order to shed light upon their origins and consequences.