[Discussion] GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

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From: "Taner Akcam" <takcam@umn.edu>
Subject: FW: DISTINGUISHED FACULTY ANNOUNCED FOR GENOCIDE AND HUMAN=20
RIGHTS  UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

Asagida ilanini gordugunuz yaz okulu bu yil ucuncu yilini dolduruyor. Ve
bu yil hem Minneapolis hem de Toronto'da tekrar ediliyor.
Program henuz elimde degil. Ama Insan Haklari Kavraminin tarihsel
evrimi, Soykirim kavrami ve uluslararasi hukuk, belli basil soykirimlar
ve bunlarin karsilastirmali tarihleri, Soykirim ve egitim, Soykirimin
Psikolojik etikleri, taraflar arasinda uzlasma yollari ve stratejileri
gibi bolumler var. Her bir bolum konusunun uzmani kisiler tarafindan
veriliyor.
Eger katilma arzusunda olan olursa, burs bulma konusunda yardimci
olabilecegimi zannediyorum.
Saygilar
Taner Akcam

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From: Zoryan Institute [mailto:zoryan@idirect.ca] Sent: Wednesday, March=20
24, 2004 5:29 PM
To: zoryanusa@aol.com
Subject: DISTINGUISHED FACULTY ANNOUNCED FOR GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES
255 Duncan Mill Rd., Suite 310
Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 3H9
Tel: (416) 250-9807  Fax: (416) 512-1736   E-mail:
admin@genocidestudies.org
www.genocidestudies.org <http://www.genocidestudies.org/>
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT: GEORGE SHIRINIAN
DATE: March 24, 2004                    Tel: (416) 250-9807


DISTINGUISHED FACULTY ANNOUNCED FOR GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM Toronto, Canada -- As Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of th=
e
United Nations, recently noted:
For nearly half a century -- almost as long as the United Nations has
been in existence -- the General Assembly has recognized the need to
establish...a court to prosecute and punish persons responsible for crime=
s
such as genocide. Many thought...that the horrors of the Second World
War -- the camps, the cruelty, the exterminations, the Holocaust --
could never happen again. And yet they have. In Cambodia, in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, in Rwanda. Our time -- this decade even -- has shown us
that man's capacity for evil knows no limits. Genocide...is now a word
of our time, too, a heinous reality that calls for a historic response.
As there is a continuing need for understanding the phenomenon of
genocide and a response to it, the International Institute for Genocide
and Human Rights Studies (A Division of Zoryan Institute) and the
University of MinnesotaTwin Cities are offering the Summer 2004 Genocide
and Human Rights University Program (GHRUP) and are pleased to announce
the distinguished faculty who will be participating this year.
In addition to Roger Smith and Stephen Feinstein, Co-Directors of the
course, some of the instructors this year include Taner Ak=E7am, Visiting
Associate Professor, Dept. of History, University of Minnesota; Joyce
Apsel, Master Teacher in the General Studies Program at New York
University; Stephan Astourian, Professor, Department of History,
University of CaliforniaBerkeley; Major Brent Beardsley, Research
Officer at the Canadian Forces Leadership Institute and former Personal
Staff Officer to Major-General Rom=E9o Dallaire, UN Assistance Mission fo=
r
Rwanda; Frank Chalk, Professor, Department of History, Concordia
University and Co-Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and
Human Rights Studies; Vahakn Dadrian, Director of Genocide Research,
Zoryan Institute; Richard Hovannisian, Armenian Educational Foundation
Endowed Chair of Modern Armenian History, University of CaliforniaLos
Angeles; Jacques Kornberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of History,
University of Toronto; Eric Markusen, Senior Research Fellow, Department
for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Danish Institute for International
Studies; Gregory Stanton, Professor of Human Rights, Mary Washington
College, President of Genocide Watch and Director of the Cambodian
Genocide Project; and Eric Weitz, Arsham and Charlotte Ohanessian Chair
in the College of Liberal Arts and Director of the Center for German and
European Studies, University of Minnesota. With a few variations, the
faculty at both programs, in Minneapolis, July 5-16, 2004, and in
Toronto, August 3-13, 2004, will be the same.

"This course has always been a unique opportunity for students to
experience a broad comparative perspective on genocide. We are very
proud that among the faculty we have not only some of the foremost
scholars in their respective fields, but also individuals who are active
in international efforts to both document and prevent genocide around
the world," stated Dr. Roger Smith.

The purpose of the program is to provide students with a framework for
understanding genocide and its effects. It explores the universality of
the issues related to genocide and takes a comparative approach for
understanding the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian
Genocide, the Rwandan Genocide, and more recent events with genocidal
overtones. In addition, many special themes are explored, such as the
mass violation of human rights; women, children and genocide; how to
teach about genocide; issues of memorialization and representation; and
possibilities of dialogue and reconciliation between perpetrator and
victim groups.

Students wishing to participate in this unique program must have their
applications in by May 15, 2004 for the Minnesota program and by May 31,
2004 for the Toronto program. In order to maintain the seminar format in
this high demand course, the number of students is limited, so early
application is recommended. Limited scholarship assistance will be
available.

For more information or to apply, contact the International Institute
for Genocide and Human Rights at (416) 250-9807, www.genocidestudies.org
<http://www.genocidestudies.org/> , or by email at
admin@genocidestudies.org, or contact Stephen Feinstein, Director,
Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota, at
(612) 626-2235, feins001@umn.edu.