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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The History and Sociology of Genocide

  • Unit Code

    HIS3124

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit concentrates upon the phenomenon of genocide in history. Commencing with the vexed issue of the definition of genocide, the unit will address a number of historical and sociological issues raised by occurrences of genocide. Its concentration will include the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and the experience of indigenous people. The unit will develop an analytical framework for comprehending genocide and encourage students to engage critically with issues of genocide denial.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS2123, HIS3123

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Be aware of the historical circumstances of particular acts of genocide.
  2. Demonstrate a capacity for independent research.
  3. Demonstrate a capacity to distinguish between experiences of genocide.
  4. Demonstrate that they have acquired a good understanding of genocide theory.

Unit Content

  1. Colonial Genocides.
  2. Definitions of genocide, and issues of "uniqueness" versus "universality" of historical experience.
  3. Genocide Denial.
  4. Pre-modern examples of genocidal acts.
  5. The Armenian Genocide.
  6. The Holocaust (Sho'ah).

Additional Learning Experience Information

3-hour seminars.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%

Text References

  • Arad, Y., & Gutman, Y. (1993). Documents on the Holocaust . (5th ed.). Jerusalem: Yad Vashem.
  • Arad, Y., & Krakowski, S. (1989). The Einsatzgruppen report. New York: Holocaust Library.
  • Bauer, Y. (1982). A history of the Holocaust. New York: Franklin Watts.
  • Baumann, Z. (1989). Modernity and the Holocaust. Oxford: Polity Press.
  • Berenbaum, M. (Ed.). (1990). A mosaic of victims: Non-Jews persecuted by the Nazis. New York: New York University Press.
  • Browning, C. (1992). Ordinary men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland. New York: Harper Collins.
  • Browning, C. (1992). The path to genocide: Essays on launching the final solution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gilbert, M. (1982). Atlas of the Holocaust. London: Michael Joseph.
  • Carlton, E. (1994). Massacres: A historical perspective. Aldershot: Scolar Press.
  • Fein, H. (1979). Accounting for genocide. New York: The Free Press.
  • Fein, H. (1992). Genocide watch. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Fein, H. (1993). Genocide: A sociological perspective. London: Sage.

Journal References

  • Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • International Network on the Holocaust and Genocide

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    The History and Sociology of Genocide

  • Unit Code

    HIS3124

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit concentrates upon the phenomenon of genocide in history. Commencing with the vexed issue of the definition of genocide, the unit will address a number of historical and sociological issues raised by occurrences of genocide. Its concentration will include the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and the experience of indigenous people. The unit will develop an analytical framework for comprehending genocide and encourage students to engage critically with issues of genocide denial.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS2123, HIS3123

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Be aware of the historical circumstances of particular acts of genocide.
  2. Demonstrate a capacity for independent research.
  3. Demonstrate a capacity to distinguish between experiences of genocide.
  4. Demonstrate that they have acquired a good understanding of genocide theory.

Unit Content

  1. Colonial Genocides.
  2. Definitions of genocide, and issues of "uniqueness" versus "universality" of historical experience.
  3. Genocide Denial.
  4. Pre-modern examples of genocidal acts.
  5. The Armenian Genocide.
  6. The Holocaust (Sho'ah).

Additional Learning Experience Information

3-hour seminars.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%

Text References

  • Arad, Y., & Gutman, Y. (1993). Documents on the Holocaust . (5th ed.). Jerusalem: Yad Vashem.
  • Arad, Y., & Krakowski, S. (1989). The Einsatzgruppen report. New York: Holocaust Library.
  • Bauer, Y. (1982). A history of the Holocaust. New York: Franklin Watts.
  • Baumann, Z. (1989). Modernity and the Holocaust. Oxford: Polity Press.
  • Berenbaum, M. (Ed.). (1990). A mosaic of victims: Non-Jews persecuted by the Nazis. New York: New York University Press.
  • Browning, C. (1992). Ordinary men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the final solution in Poland. New York: Harper Collins.
  • Browning, C. (1992). The path to genocide: Essays on launching the final solution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Gilbert, M. (1982). Atlas of the Holocaust. London: Michael Joseph.
  • Carlton, E. (1994). Massacres: A historical perspective. Aldershot: Scolar Press.
  • Fein, H. (1979). Accounting for genocide. New York: The Free Press.
  • Fein, H. (1992). Genocide watch. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Fein, H. (1993). Genocide: A sociological perspective. London: Sage.

Journal References

  • Holocaust and Genocide Studies
  • International Network on the Holocaust and Genocide

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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