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| Semester | spring semester 2024 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Thanushiyah Korn (thanushiyah.korn@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | ***This course is overbooked, please do not register anymore*** The Master Seminar «Global Dimensions of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda» studies one of the cruellest crimes of the 20th centuries from an interdisciplinary perspective. In 100 days of murder, rape, and destruction, Hutu extremists in the interim government, army, militia, and the civilian population committed the crime of genocide with the goal to exterminate the Tutsi population within Rwanda. What was portrayed by contemporary media as an outburst of anarchist violence based on ancient hatred, was in fact a planned top-down genocide. Still today, the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda is treated as a local conflict that international actors merely react to or failed to react to. However, as we will see in the seminar, various trans- and international actors were involved throughout the course of the conflict. In order to understand their agencies, we have to study the historic, legal, economic, political, intellectual, social, and cultural dimensions of the crime. No prior knowledge about Rwanda or the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi is required to register for the course. However, participants will receive reading instructions and discussion questions to prepare for the Blockseminar. |
| Learning objectives | The seminar will cover the following topics: - History of Rwanda - The Role of Media in Conflicts - United Nations Peace Politics - International Financial Policies - International Legal Frameworks The students will learn: - How to study conflicts from an interdisciplinary perspective - How to deal with stereotypes attached to conflicts in Africa - How to grasp the complexity of a global conflict |
| Bibliography | Barnett, M. (2018). Eyewitness to a genocide: the United Nations and Rwanda. Cornell University Press. Des Forges, A. (1999). Leave none to tell the story. New York: Human Rights Watch. Melvern, L. (2019). A people betrayed: the role of the West in Rwanda's genocide. Bloomsbury Publishing. |
| Comments | Number of places is limited to 20 students. In case of overbooking, priority will be given to students of the Master's Program in European Global Studies and the Master's Programs in History, based on the date of their enrollment. |
| Weblink | Europainstitut der Universität Basel |
| Admission requirements | ***This course is overbooked, please do not register anymore*** |
| Course application | ***This course is overbooked, please do not register anymore*** |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 28.02.2024 | 11.00-12.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 13.03.2024 | 09.00-17.30 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Wednesday 27.03.2024 | 09.00-17.30 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Modules |
Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Interdisciplinary and Applied African Studies (Master's degree program: African Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation, teamwork, presentation, and term paper |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Europainstitut |