2010-2011 Academic Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HGS 230 - History of the Armenian Genocide

Type of Course: Seminar
Examines the various dimensions of the Armenian Genocide, through scholarly analyses, survivor narratives, journalistic accounts and other resources. Through the course, students develop a detailed understanding of the actual events of the genocide, its social and political causes, and its immediate and long-term impact on individual Armenians and the Armenian nation generally. Students will also treat in-depth the initial external response to the genocide, its political and legal aftermath, and the significant effort still made by the Turkish successor state to deny that the genocide occurred.

Cross Listed: HIST 230 , HIST 330 

Instructor: Mr. Akcam

When Offered: Offered periodically

Faculty: Taner Akçam, Ph.D. - Associate Professor; Robert Aram and Marianne Kaloosdian and Stephen and Marion Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies