1st Edition

Genocide Education in American Classrooms Curriculum and Content, Pedagogy and Practice

Edited By Mark Gudgel Copyright 2027
222 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the United States, Holocaust education is common practice in classrooms, thanks largely to concerted efforts by Holocaust survivors and the institutions they helped establish. This foundation has also expanded to genocides including: the annihilation of American Indians, the Rwandan genocide, and many more now feature prominently in American curricula. Yet significant questions remain: What... Read more

Introduction by Mark Gudgel Chapter One:  Fifty Nations Under One Flag: States’ Rights and the American System of Education by Jo Ann M. Rosebrock Chapter Two: Echoes in the Machine: Teaching Genocide in the Digital Age by Laurie Schaefer Chapter Three: Teaching About Contemporary Genocide Using “The Ten Stages of Genocide” By Gregory H. Stanton Chapter Four: Never Enough: Genocide Education and Time Constraints in American Classrooms By Mark Gudgel Chapter Five: Addressing The Null Curriculum When Teaching About Genocide: Critical Omissions and Oversights By Samuel Totten Chapter Six: Utilizing Comics in Genocide Studies by Chase Magnett Chapter Seven: Imagery and Andragogy: Samuel Bak as Survivor, Witness, and Art-ivist By Alexandra Cardon Chapter Eight: Screening Atrocity: Film as Evidence and Pedagogy in Genocide Education by Melissa K. Stanley and Mark Gudgel Chapter Nine: The Power and Potential of Children's Witness Diaries: Teaching Anne Frank and the Aspiration for Civic Outcomes  By Stevick and Harbaugh Chapter Ten: Teaching the Mandate: Practical Strategies for Implementing Statewide Holocaust and Genocide Education by Samantha Goldberg Chapter Eleven: From Archives to algorithms: The role of digital testimony in teaching genocide by Marcus and Baker Chapter Twelve: Considerations for Shifting Epistemology when using Holocaust Survivor Testimony by Beth S. Dotan

Biography

Mark Gudgel is an Associate Professor of Education and the Director of the Environmental Sustainability Minor at the College of Saint Mary. His current research centers around how American educators approach genocide and human rights studies.