- Course code: SAM2230
- Credits: 10
- Semester: Autumn
- Language: English
Study program affiliation:
Genocide and Religion SAM2230
This course is no longer offered. Students who have the right to take or retake the exam in this course can contact the study counselor.
This course provides an historical overview of genocides and mass killings from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, with a specific emphasis on the role of religion and religious actors. Students will be introduced to theoretical perspectives from social science and be able to apply them to analyzing specific cases of violence. At the end of the course students will have a broad knowledge of mass killings and genocides in the last century, be able to analyze the religious and ideological components of specific cases, and have an understanding of what religious leaders can do to deter future violent events.
About the study
Study requirements
Attendance:
Students are required to attend 60% of lectures. As reading quizzes will be administered in class, students should be sure to attend these lectures. See Canvas and/or the syllabus for specific dates.
Presentations
Students will prepare 15 minute presentations for the rest of class on a specific genocide and the religious actors involved, detailing how they catalyzed or prevented violence. Students are encouraged to work on this assignment in pairs. A sign-up sheet including the dates and the topics for these presentations will be circulated during the first week of the course, and an example presented by the instructor. Any students who have not signed up by the end of the first week of classes will be assigned a topic and date by the instructor. This will be a pass/fail assignment.
Participate in the in-depth evaluation of the course if such evaluation is stipulated in the relevant term.
When course requirements are not fulfilled, this will count as one examination attempt, unless the student withdraws before the set deadline (1 May/November).
Final assessment/Exam
The final grade (A-F) for this course is given on the basis of a three-day home exam (2500-3500 words) and a portfolio consisting of 8 of 12 reading quizzes. The three-day home exam and the portfolio consisting of the reading quizzes will each make up 50% of the grade. A candidate can receive an F on one of the exam forms in the course and still receive a passing grade on the course as a whole, granted that the candidate receives a passing grade on the other exam form in the course (cf. Mf's regulation §21).
Exam dates
- Hand-out date:
- 25. November 2024
- Time for hand-out:
- 09:00
- Final deadline to withdraw from examination:
- 1. November 2024
- Submission date:
- 28. November 2024
- Submission deadline:
- 12:00
- Duration:
- 3 days
- Release date for results:
- 16. December 2024
Home exam - Ordinary exam
- Hand-out date:
- 13. January 2025
- Time for hand-out:
- 09:00
- Final deadline to withdraw from examination:
- 5. January 2025
- Submission date:
- 16. January 2025
- Submission deadline:
- 12:00
- Duration:
- 3 days
- Release date for results:
- 3. February 2025
Home exam - New/deferred exam N.B. Own rules for access
Learning outcome
Knowledge
The student has:
- Knowledge the mass killings and genocides from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.
- Knowledge of key terms including religion, politics, and genocide
Skills
The student can:
- Partake in discussions of the topic of genocide using key terms correctly
- Explain theoretical models for the role of religion in mass violence, using specific examples as case studies.
- Analyze specific instances of genocide and describe the role that religion played in that event.
- Discuss religious and political methods for preventing genocides and mass killings.
Overlapping courses
- Students who have already completed SAM2020 will receive 0 credit points (ECTS) for SAM2230 on their transcript of records or diploma.
Reading list
Here you can find the reading list for this course.
Part of the literature will be available digitally, while other parts might only be available in paper format. Some of the literature will be available as compendiums, which you can find via the course room in Canvas.
You will automatically get access to literature that is available digitally when you are sitting at MF, otherwise you can get access by using Oria or by using "External access" in the library's list of databases.
Note that it will take some time before link to the reading list is updated. Please make sure that you are looking at the correct semester's reading list.
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