HIST1816 — 20th Century Genocides
Examination of a couple of the contemporary world's largest and most important dilemmas. Why did we see all the now familiar campaigns of mass murder based on racial and ethnic hatred in the last century, a time of incredible scientific progress? Why, in addition, have we been so slow to learn from this experience? Why, in short, have we been so unsuccessful in honoring our pledge of "never again?" Through history, memoir, and film, examine these questions and try to understand and answer them from both an historical and a moral perspective. prereq: new college student in their first semester of enrollment at UMM