Genocide Studies Education level 9 - 12 May 13, 2020

By Graeme Stacey

I have found it vital for students studying 20th and 21st century genocides to first have a base, launching point and solid understanding of the term genocide; from the term's origins, it's founder, analyzing it from a legal perspective, through its various stages, via empathy as well as the differing conceptions of it. This collection of resources has proved helpful to engage students, create a curiosity in them, as well as setting them up to explore specific examples of genocide from multiple perspectives, all the while trying to address how and why they happened.

I use this collection of resources to both introduce and address, what is genocide, and as a set up for teaching genocides that are a part of the B.C. Ministry of Education's Genocide 12 course.

My playlist:

Certains étaient des voisins (ressource en anglais)

This is a Verified resource

Cette exposition virtuelle explore les événements de l’Holocauste, en se concentrant sur les thèmes de la complicité et de la collaboration. Elle examine six rôles particuliers joués par les gens lors d’un génocide : auteur, collaborateur, victime, spectateur, résistant ou héros, et opportuniste. Des témoignages de survivants et de survivantes permettent de comprendre comment ces thèmes ont contribué au déroulement de l’Holocauste.

Resource information for Certains étaient des voisins (ressource en anglais)

Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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The genocide convention

This is a Verified resource

An introduction to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Resource information for The genocide convention

Source: United Nations

Format: Video, Text

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How do you define genocide?

This is a Verified resource

This article provides a concise definition of genocide. It briefly examines the history of the term and historical examples. It also raises questions about the meaning of the word in modern society and prosecuting those accused of the crime of genocide.

Resource information for How do you define genocide?

Source: BBC

Format: Image, Text

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The Ten Stages of Genocide

This is a Verified resource

This resource developed by the Montreal Holocaust Museum examines the ten stages of genocide and provides examples of how each stage can be prevented.

Resource information for The Ten Stages of Genocide

Source: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Format: Interactive resource

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Us vs. Them: Creating the other

This is a Verified resource

This pedagogical guide explores the relationship between the concept of othering, human rights violations, and the process of genocide.

Resource information for Us vs. Them: Creating the other

Source: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Format: Interactive resource

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Us vs. Them: The process of othering

This is a CMHR resource

Explore the relationship between othering, human rights violations and the process of genocide through the lenses of the Holocaust and the Rohingya genocide.

Resource information for Us vs. Them: The process of othering

Source: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Format: Image, Web resource, Video

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Conventional Revolution: Raphael Lemkin and the crime without a name

This is a Verified resource

This biographical video chronicles how Dr. Raphael Lemkin created (or coined) the term genocide. The video also explores how Lemkin lead the movement to have the crime of genocide recognized in international law, through the United Nations Genocide Convention in 1948.

Resource information for Conventional Revolution: Raphael Lemkin and the crime without a name

Source: Facing History and Ourselves

Format: Video

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Some were neighbors

This is a Verified resource

This virtual exhibition explores events of the Holocaust, focusing on themes of complicity and collaboration. It examines six specific roles individuals play within a genocide: perpetrator, collaborator, victim, bystander, resister or hero, and opportunist. Survivor testimony provides insights into how these themes contributed to how the Holocaust occurred.

Resource information for Some were neighbors

Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Format: Still image, Interactive resource, Video, Text

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The genocide convention

This is a Verified resource

An introduction to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Resource information for The genocide convention

Source: United Nations

Format: Video, Text

Visit English resource for The genocide convention Visit French resource for The genocide convention More info for The genocide convention

The Ten Stages of Genocide

This is a Verified resource

This resource developed by the Montreal Holocaust Museum examines the ten stages of genocide and provides examples of how each stage can be prevented.

Resource information for The Ten Stages of Genocide

Source: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Format: Interactive resource

Visit English resource for The Ten Stages of Genocide Visit French resource for The Ten Stages of Genocide More info for The Ten Stages of Genocide

Us vs. Them: Creating the other

This is a Verified resource

This pedagogical guide explores the relationship between the concept of othering, human rights violations, and the process of genocide.

Resource information for Us vs. Them: Creating the other

Source: Montreal Holocaust Museum

Format: Interactive resource

Visit English resource for Us vs. Them: Creating the other Visit French resource for Us vs. Them: Creating the other More info for Us vs. Them: Creating the other

Us vs. Them: The process of othering

This is a CMHR resource

Explore the relationship between othering, human rights violations and the process of genocide through the lenses of the Holocaust and the Rohingya genocide.

Resource information for Us vs. Them: The process of othering

Source: Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Format: Image, Web resource, Video

Visit English resource for Us vs. Them: The process of othering Visit French resource for Us vs. Them: The process of othering More info for Us vs. Them: The process of othering