The Holocaust & Genocide

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Total time commitment 102 hours

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The 20th century has been labelled the “Age of Genocide”. This subject will provide a detailed examination of the Holocaust, the archetype of modern genocide, and seek to place it within the broader history of genocide and mass killing. Through the examination of a number of comparative cases—Armenia, the Ukraine, Cambodia, Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia—this subject will also investigate the contested nature of the concept of genocide itself and explore the debates about both the scholarly and popular application of the term genocide.

Students who complete this subject will

• be able to understand the phenomenon of genocide in the twentieth century through the history of mass killing in the Holocaust and the post-war world.
• be familiar with a number of different theoretical perspectives and methodologies.

A primary source document analysis 2000 words (50%) due Monday 13 February and a take-home exam (50%) due Friday 24 February.

Hurdle requirement: students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day; after five working days, no late assessment will be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Subject readings will be available online

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Students who complete this subject will

• demonstrate research skills through competent use of the library and other information sources.
• show critical thinking and analysis through recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by determining the strength of an argument.
• demonstrate understanding of social, ethical and cultural context through the contextualisation of judgements, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and possibilities and by constructing an argument.