The UN Treaty on Genocide (1951) deemed all acts of violence targeting national, ethnical, racial, or religious groups with the purpose of destruction as crimes of international law. Genocide and targeted violence are very much part of our modern world, and the study of such acts throughout human history is imperative for understanding not only the historical causes and aftermath of such events, but also for prevention. Our faculty members cover a wide range of geographical and cultural areas, giving students a broader range of study from various viewpoints. We have a strong faculty presence in both German and Jewish history, as well as faculty connections to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Other faculty members focus on colonial violence in Britain, America, and Southeast Asia.
Genocide & Violence
Faculty

Assistant Professor of German and History, Director, Center for German Studies
Nau 255
Office Hours: W 11:00am-12:00pm, and by appointment

Lecturer, Consultant, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
See History Department office.
Office Hours: See syllabus and by appointment

Assistant Professor
Nau 391
Office Hours: On Leave 2017-18

Associate Professor
236 Nau Hall
Office Hours: W 10:30-12:00 & by appt.

Associate Professor
234 Nau Hall
Office Hours: On leave 2016-17. Please email for appt.

White Burkett Miller Professor of History
Nau 421
Office Hours: On leave during Spring 2018, available by appointment.
Graduate Student

Technology Support and Webmaster
Nau 396
Office Hours: MW 9:00-5:00; Th 9:00-1:00 (sometimes 1:00-5:00 instead)