Lecture Two of Three

Century of Genocide

A crime without a name

Raphael Lemkin named the crime; this lecture follows it across the century, from Armenia to Srebrenica, and asks who the perpetrators and the victims actually were. The required Pierian Spring extends to crimes against humanity, the counting of the dead, and how naming and denial work.

Lecture Materials

Read, attend, review

Read the background essay before class. The deck carries the lecture; the narrative script follows it slide by slide.

Slide deck Lecture Deck Reveal.js slide presentation. Opens in a new tab; use the arrow keys to move through the slides. Reading Background Essay Historical background on genocide in the twentieth century, from Armenia to Srebrenica, with notes. Reading Narrative Script The spoken lecture script, keyed to the slides of the deck.

Content note: These materials include archival photographs of atrocities and descriptions of mass killing and sexual violence.

Further Study

Genocide Resources

Trusted museums, memorials, archives, and institutions for learning more about the genocides and mass atrocities in this lecture. Each link opens in a new tab.