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Introduction to genocide

Introduction to genocide. Before We Begin. In your groups, I want you to discuss the following questions: What is genocide? How does it happen? Is it just human nature? (think about the Hobbes/Locke debate – are people naturally good or bad?) On a white board:

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Introduction to genocide

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  1. Introduction to genocide

  2. Before We Begin • In your groups, I want you to discuss the following questions: • What is genocide? • How does it happen? • Is it just human nature? (think about the Hobbes/Locke debate – are people naturally good or bad?) • On a white board: • Discuss the spectrum of violence. Organize from least violent to most violent: • Bullying (face-to-face), Cyber-Bullying, Genocide, Homophobia, Obscene Gestures, Physical Abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Verbal Abuse, War, and Murder

  3. Definition • Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, such as • (a) Killing members of the group • (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group • (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part • (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group • (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

  4. 1.Classification • All cultures have categories to distinguish people into “us and them” by ethnicity, race, religion, or nationality. • This is totally normal. Think about classifications that we have on our campus.

  5. 2. Symbolization • We give names or other symbols to the classifications. • Think of other examples of this on campus. • Again, symbolization is completely normal and doesn’t necessarily mean that genocide is happening.

  6. 3. Dehumanization • One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects, diseases. Dehumanization overcomes the normal human repulsion to murder. Hate propaganda begins.

  7. 4. Organization • Organized, usually by the state. Can use militias to deny state involvement, can be informal (mobs) or decentralized (terrorist organizations). Plans are made for genocidal killings.

  8. 5. Polarization • Extremists drive the groups apart. Laws may forbid intermarriage or social interaction.

  9. 6. Preparation • Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity. Death lists drawn up. Members of group forced to wear identifying symbols. Segregated into ghettos, concentration camps or famine-struck regions.

  10. 7. extermination • Mass killings, legally called genocide. It is called “extermination” to the killers because they do not believe that the group is human. When sponsored by the state, armed forces work with militias to do the killing.

  11. 8. denial • Mass graves, burn bodies to try to hide evidence and silence witnesses. Deny that they committed any crimes, often blame the victims and block investigations.

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