for Professor Geekwise

In Whistling Vivaldi, we read about the role of stereotype threat in access to education and the role of identity threat in barriers between people.  And we have read about genocide: The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, An Ordinary Manby Paul Rusesabagina, “The Life After” by Philip Gourevitch from The New Yorker, and three articles from scholarly journals.   We have also watched the films; Paper Clips about a Holocaust paper clips project in rural Tennessee; I Will Never Forget You about Simon Wiesenthal; Hotel Rwanda about a Hutu’s efforts to save Tutsis; as well as the documentaries Ghosts of Rwanda and As We Forgive. This essay assignment requires you to draw upon the articles, books and films that we have read and your own research to explain what we can learn about what causes and what best prevents genocide—or to explain how survivors are affected by genocide and what helps them recover.  You are required to incorporate research from at least two additional sources; these must be articles from scholarly journals.