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Through this activity, students will learn about the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda specifically, the history of genocide generally, and the stages of genocide. They will also be introduced to testimony of eyewitnesses who survived.

Details on the Rwandan genocide also including details applicable to genocides in general.  This paper investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored mass violence against civilians. We use a unique village-level dataset from the Rwandan Genocide to estimate the impact of a popular radio station that encouraged violence against the Tutsi minority population. The results show that the broadcasts had a significant impact on participation in killings by both militia groups and ordinary civilians. 

This book is a memoir of General Romeo Dallaire. Dallaire was a Canadian peacekeeper sent by the UN as commander of the peacekeeping effort in Rwanda a few months before the genocide in 1994.  The book discusses the events of the Rwandan Genocide, the role of the United Nations, and failure of the world community to address the horrors in Rwanda. ISBN: 0786715103

Great resource that covers the background, events, and aftermath of the genocide and provides a plethora of links to additional information and resources

Genocide is not an invention of the twentieth-century, say Frank Chalk and Kurt Jonassohn in this absorbing book, but has occurred throughout history in all parts of the world.

Author Mahmood Mamdani takes a deep dive into the social, political, environmental, cultural, and economic factors that led to the Rwandan Genocide. ISBN-10 : 0691102805

Genocide: An Anthropological Reader helps to lay a foundation for a ground-breaking "anthropology of genocide" by gathering together for the first time the seminal texts for learning about and understanding this phenomenon. Chapters by some of the 20th century's most important thinkers: (e.g.) Raphael Lemkin, Hannah Arendt, Leo Kuper, Akbar Ahmed, Michael Taussig.  ISBN: 9780631223542

The genocides of modern history-Rwanda, Armenia, Guatemala, the Holocaust, and countless others-and their effects have been well documented, but how do the experiences of female victims and perpetrators differ from those of men?

This lesson looks at various international organizations and sovereign states and their action or inaction during the Rwandan Genocide. Students, in groups, analyze primary and secondary source documents and determine what, if any, responsibility or blame should be assigned to the various parties.
 

This is a Document Based Question lesson plan that helps students improve their document analysis skills while at the same time evaluating the events and effects of the Rwandan genocide.