INTRODUCTION
A series of lectures on a number of the major genocidal events of the 20th century, providing a historical perspective and addressing some of the most vital issues facing the field of genocide studies today. Lecture topics include: genocide, Armenia, the Ukraine famine, Rwanda and Burundi, the Holocaust, China, and rescuing endangered peoples.
AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1995
Introduction »
Samuel Totten
Professor of Education, University of Arkansas
“Genocide and Other State Murders in the Twentieth Century” »
Helen Fein
Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Genocide
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995
“The Armenian Genocide: An Eighty-Year Perspective” »
Richard Hovannisian
Professor of history and associate director of the Center for Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1995
“Ukraine 1933: The Terror Famine” »
Robert Conquest
Senior research fellow and scholar-curator of the Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States Collection, Hoover Institution
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1995
“War, Genocide, and Mass Slaughter: Shades of Horror in Rwanda and Burundi” »
Alison des Forges
Author of Leave None To Tell The Story: Genocide in Rwanda
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1995
The Holocaust
Raul Hilberg
Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Vermont
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1995
“The Chinese Case: Was It Genocide or Poor Policy?” »
Merrill Goldman
Professor of History, Boston University
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1995
“Rescuing Endangered Peoples” »
Barbara Harff
Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy
