December 2, 2013
Denny 220, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Previous Events
A Discussion on Guatemala and El Salvador
Monday, November 18, 5:30 pm in the Student Union Theater
A discussion on Guatemala and El Salvador led by Dr. John Cox, associate professor of Holocaust & genocide studies.
This event is part of this series: “The Office of International Programs is pleased to announce the Immigration Today Film and Discussion Forum, a discussion series based on Harvest of Empire: The Untold Stories of Latinos in America, a documentary film which explores the history of U.S. connections to seven countries (in Latin American, North America, & the Caribbean) and current immigration relationships between the USA and these countries. Discussions will be held Monday evenings from 5:30 -6:30 pm through November 18, with a culminating event scheduled during International Education Week.”
Kristallnacht in The Legacy of the Holocaust
October 27, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Lecture by Philip Spencer of Kingston University, London
Temple Israel
4901 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
Professor Philip Spencer is the founding Director of the Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of Rights, Conflict & Mass Violence at Kingston University outside London, England. His research interests include the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and comparative genocide.
Understanding the Holocaust and Modern Genocide
October 28, 2013 at 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Lecture and Discussion with Philip Spencer of Kingston University, London:
College of Health & Human Services (CHHS)
Room 281
“Denying Rwanda: Genocide and Genocide Denial in the 21st Century” and “Gender and Genocide”
October 14, 2013
Dr. Adam Jones
Two lectures by pioneering genocide scholar Adam Jones: “Denying Rwanda: Genocide and Genocide Denial in the 21st Century” and “Gender and Genocide.”
Adam Jones is a political scientist, writer, and photojournalist based at the University of British Columbia. He is executive director of the nongovernmental organization Gendercide Watch. He was chosen as one of “50 Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide” for the book of that name.
Dr. Jones is best known for his work in comparative genocide studies and his pioneering analyses of gender within genocidal violence. He is author of the leading textbook in the field, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction, and author or editor of numerous other works on violence and crimes against humanity, most recently The Scourge of Genocide: Essays and Reflections (Routledge, 2013).
