The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness - Genocide Studies 3502-CPS-4-OG

The course aims to present various cases of genocide, ethnic cleansing and massacres as specific types of group violence. The mobilization that led to violence and its internal social dynamics will be examined. The individual case studies will be accompanied by an overview of genocide studies theories. This is an introductory course meant to provide a broad overview of the subject.

Type of course

general courses

Learning outcomes

Knows and understands basic concepts of various sub-domains of sociology (e.g. sociology of family, health, work, religion, economy, education, etc)
Is aware of ongoing theoretical and methodological disputes conducted in modern sociology; is reflective and critical of various positions
Has in-depth knowledge about social structures and selected social institutions as well as their interrelations
Is reflective and critical of the problem of social differentiation and inequalities
Has in-depth knowledge about the types of social ties and mechanisms supporting collective governance
Has in-depth knowledge about cultural diversity and its transformations, cultural identity, and intercultural interaction and communication
Has in-depth knowledge about major international and domestic sociological research pertaining to selected areas of social reality or sub-domains of sociology
Has in-depth knowledge of norms and rules governing social structures and institutions
Has in-depth knowledge about the functioning and management of various types of organizations
Has in-depth knowledge of assumptions and claims of selected historical and contemporary sociological theories
Knows how to interpret the role of culture in the life of the individual and society
Is open to various theoretical and methodological perspectives of social research

Assessment criteria

Test

Bibliography

J.D. Dower, War Without Mercy. Race and Power in the Pacific War; A.L. Hinton (red.), Annihilating Difference. The Anthropology of Genocide; M. Mann, The Dark Side of Democracy. Explaining Ethnic Cleansing; R. Melson, Revolution and Genocide. On the Origins of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust; R. Gellately, B. Kiernan (red.), The Specter of Genocide. Mass Murder in Historical Perspective; M.I. Midlarsky, Ludobójstwo w XX wieku; L.S. Newman, R. Erber (red.), Zrozumieć zagładę. Społeczna psychologia Holokaustu; A. Götz., ‘Final Solution’. Nazi Population Policy and the Murder of the European News; Ch. Browning, Ordinary Men. Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland; F. Chalk, K. Jonassohn, The History and Sociology of Genocide. Analyses and Case Studiem; E. Fromm, Anatomia ludzkiej destrukcyjności; L. Kuper, Genocide. Its Political Use in the twentieth Century; S.J. Kaufman, Modern Hatreds. The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War; T. Scheff, Bloody Revenge. Emotions, Nationalism, and War; W. Sofsky, Traktat o przemocy.

Additional information

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