Bystander Behavior

America and the Holocaust Study Guide

admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:49:11 -0600

This study guide accompanies the documentary America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference and offers a disturbing look at the choices Americans made at a time when the Germans were labeling, isolating, humiliating, and eventually murdering European Jews and others they considered "undesirable.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:31:20 -0600

"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging; it is the skin of living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used."-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1918 Antisemitism is on the rise.

Armenian Genocide Lesson Five: American Responses to the Armenian Genocide

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:52:48 -0500

Armenian Genocide Lesson Four: The Range of Choices

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:29:41 -0500

Armenian Genocide Lesson Seven: Nation Building

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:11:30 -0500

Bystander Behavior on the Philadelphia Subway

jenniferg — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:28:44 -0500

A recent article in the Philadelphia Daily News on September 9, 2008 describes the brutal attack on a lab technician named Dewayne Taylor on his way home after midnight on a subway train as he slept in his seat.

Can Journalism Kill? The Case of Rwandan Hate Radio

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:05:39 -0600

Confronting September 11: Not in My Name

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:05:10 -0600

September 11th was not the first time violence has been clothed in religious rhetoric, but as University of Virginia Islamic Studies professor Abdulaziz Sachedina writes in an essay, "Where Was God on September 11th?" the combination of religion, terror and politics was very painful.

Confronting September 11: Portrait of the Accused

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:01:54 -0600

Since September 11th reporters have searched for explanations for the attacks on the United States and the murder of almost 3,000 innocent men, women, and children from over 80 nations. Buddhists, Christians, Jews, and Muslims were among those who died that day.

Defining Community: The Universe of Obligation

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:58:11 -0600