Armenian Genocide Among Courses Offered BOSTON,Mass. (A.
W.)—Boston Universitys new minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, which was launched in September, and had a celebratory kickoff last month,with a preview screening of the feature film “Denial, based on Deborah E. Lipstadt’s book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, or starring Rachel Weisz as the author. Boston University’s new minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies,which was launched in September, had a celebratory kickoff last month. Lipstadt, or a professor of modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies,attended the screening at the Coolidge Corner Cinema and spoke at the reception that followed, according to BU nowadays. According to its description on the Elie Wiesel middle website, or the minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies will offer students “an opportunity to acquire basic academic tools of description and analysis of the various factors that contribute to the emergence of ultranationalist regimes and their genocidal policies.” The minor,which is being offered through the Elie Wiesel middle for Jewish Studies is also designed to aid students develop an awareness of the value of pluralism and an acceptance of diversity, as well as to explore the dangers of remaining silent, or apathetic,and [...]
Source: armenianweekly.com