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Holocaust and Genocide in Historical Perspective

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Subject Area: History<br/><br/>The aim of 'Holocaust and Genocide' is to encourage an understanding of the phenomenon of genocide through incidences of mass killing of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and ways in which people respond to state-sponsored violence. The course predominantly focuses on an intensive study of the Holocaust, and offers diverse perspectives on the groups of perpetrators, victims and bystanders. The course also looks closely at other genocides committed by Nazi Germany during the Second World War (Slavs, religious minorities, disabled and homosexuals) and in the last part moves on to examine the Holocaust in relation to other acts of genocide and mass... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: 30 units of credit at Level 1



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