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June 17, 2009
Genocide and Human Rights University Program: Deadline extended to June 26
Announcing the Genocide and Human Rights University Program, which will take place in Toronto August 3-14, 2009. The deadline for applications has just been extended to June 26, as there are still vacancies. Some scholarship funding is still available.
A brief description of the program follows. More information, including the syllabus and faculty biographies, can be had from www.genocidestudies.org, by writing to admin@genocidestudies.org, or by calling 416-250-9807.
The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies is proud to announce its 8th year of offering the Genocide and Human Rights University Program (“GHRUP”). This marks the second year the program is offered in collaboration with the University of Toronto’s History Department, which provides graduate-level credits for registered students.
Roger W. Smith, the Director of the GHRUP, believes that the program "thrives on a unique combination of student diversity, commitment, and faculty expertise. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we deal with the phenomenon of genocide, why it occurs, how it takes place, who is responsible, and how it can be prevented. The seminar has been one of the most satisfying events in my teaching career, now approaching forty years," he said.
The program is often described by students as a life-changing experience. One recent student stated, “The mixture of perspectives and cultures that make up the student body of this course allow the classroom to be filled with discussion, and free time to be spent in thought-provoking conversation. I have learned a great deal from this course, but most importantly, participating in this course has solidified in my mind the importance of committing my future to the intervention in, and the eventual prevention of genocides globally.”
The GHRUP is a comprehensive, graduate-level seminar taught by nine leading experts in their fields. Incorporating genocide theory, history, sociology, political science and international law, and through a comparative analysis of several case studies (such as the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Darfur) and a number of special themes, it explores such issues as:
· The Foundations of Human Rights
· International Politics and Genocide
· International Law and Genocide
· The Preconditions of Genocide
· Patterns of Genocide
· Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation
· Genocide Denial
· Genocide Prevention
Prof. Herbert Hirsch of Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the editors of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal and teaches about prevention at the GHRUP. He remarked that “This course is perhaps the most exciting educational experience available to any person interested in preventing genocide and protecting human rights. Participants are given the opportunity to interact with and learn from some of the major experts in the field. Even more importantly, they meet, form friendships, and learn from each other.”
Applicants must be current or recent university students with a minimum of three years of undergraduate experience.
Posted by uunguyen at June 17, 2009 08:25 AM