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UNC Center for European Studies

The Center for European Studies: Jean Monet Center of Excellence. These lesson plans have been created as part of the EUnited Teacher Fellows Program at the Center for European Studies, a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Tenth Circle of Hell: A Memoir of Life in the Death Camps of Bosnia

A survivor's account of his experience during the war in former Yugoslavia, poet and journalist Hukanovic distances himself from the horror by writing in the third person when recounting his experience as a former Muslim in the town of Prujedor and the Omarska and Manjaca concentration camps. ISBN: 0465084087

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. the Museum provides a powerful lesson in the fragility of freedom, the myth of progress, and the need for vigilance in preserving democratic values. With unique power and authenticity, the Museum teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need to prevent genocide.

University of Minnesota: Holocaust & Genocide Studies (CHGS)

CHGS resource guides contextualize for educational purposes specific cases of genocide and incidents of mass violence. They are written by expert PhD candidates and scholars from various fields. Each provides a basic overview and includes events that led up to the violence, local and international responses, information on key actors, important terminology, and other relevant source materials.

The Genocide Education Project

GenEd is a nonprofit organization assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, as the predecessor of the pattern of genocides that followed. GenEd develops instructional materials and provides workshops, consultation and presentations.

UN Articles of Genocide

Understanding the articles defining Genocide and the Holocaust. Understanding UN
Resolution 260 A (III) December 09, 1948. The latest is Myanmar.

Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide

Conceptual and historical overview, building on the author's expertise with bullying and bystanders

Genocide, Ethnocide, and Ethnic Cleansing: An Exploratory Review

Conceptual overview, with details on operational definitions and warning signs. Case study briefs with outcomes and lessons learned.

Access through The Applied Anthropologist, online journal website (vol. 38, no. 1/2, 2018, by Peter Van Arsdale, Melissa Jessen, Nicole Hawthorne, Kellie Ramirez, and Cathy Smith)

Reflections on Teaching Social Violence in an Age of Genocide

With an anthropological emphasis, this features structures of inequality and various forms of social violence. Genocide, racialization, and structural poverty are included.

IWitness USC Shoah Foundation

This is an amazing resource for the Holocaust as well as each of the other genocides in this resource bank. Users need to create an account. They will then gain access to a wealth of materials for learning and teaching.

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