How Genocide Happens: Recent Episodes
Dan Haumschild
How Genocide Happens is a collection of courses which explore the complexities of genocide in ways that make this challenging topic more accessible.
The first course 'The Ten Stages' is hosted by Dr. Dan Haumschild, a scholar in the field of genocide studies and an educator by vocation. It addresses the subtle progression of violence from seemingly innocuous acts of classification to the visceral components of mass death. The course is moored by contextual examples from the Holocaust and the Rwandan Genocide; so it provides an introduction to the topic both conceptually and historically.
This session covers the first stage of genocide: classification. Host Dan Haumschild explores this stage through a brief examination of the primary dividing line that erupted in 1994 in Rwanda, he invites listeners to consider both the regularity by which we classify, and the potentially terrible consequences of this social and political practice in the hands of powerful agents. Information about this session including bibliographic references, additional readings & complimentary educational materials are available at danhaumschild.com/tenstages/classification.
For more information about the How Genocide Happens project, visit danhaumschild.com/podcast
In this session, host Dan Haumschild addresses the definitions of genocide as adopted by the United Nations. He also provides very brief historical examples from around the world that exemplify the types of violence addressed by the UN declaration of 1948. Furthermore, he examines the concept as it was originally conceived by Raphael Lemkin, who is credited with coining the term. Finally, he previews the 10 Stages of Genocide by Gregory Stanton of Genocide Watch, which will serve as an outline for the first season. Information about this podcast including bibliographic references, additional readings & complimentary educational materials are available at danhaumschild.com/tenstages/defininggenocide
More information about the How Genocide Happens project is available at danhaumschild.com/podcast
In the introductory session of How Genocide Happens, host Dan Haumschild previews the first season and introduces listeners to the reasons for producing a podcast about this challenging subject.
More about the Ten Stages Course is available at danhaumschild.com/tenstages
More information about the How Genocide Happens Series is available at danhaumschild.com/podcast