Writing-Based Inquiry Seminar (WBIS 188) Spring 2012

Remembering the Holocaust: Representing Genocide in Memoir, Fiction, and Film

Class Schedule

Week 11 (4/16)

• Rwanda: History and Feature Films--Hotel Rwanda (Wed)
• Rwanda: Literature--Akpan (Fri)
• Assignment for Next Week:
  • Conley-Zilkic and Totten, "Easier Said Than Done: The Challenges of Preventing and Responding to Genocide," 609-636 (Century of Genocide)
  • Final Project Prospectus & Initial Draft due Friday, April 27 (2 copies).

Week 12 (4/23)

• Assignment #4: In-Class Essay on Rwanda (Monday)
• Library Work: Group Projects, Final Projects (Wednesday)
• Genocide Prevention (Friday)
• Final Project Workshop (Friday)
• Assignment for Next Week:
  • Group Project due Monday, April 30.

Week 13 (4/30)

• Group Presentations
• Final Project Review
• Assignment for Next Week:
  • Final Project Draft due Monday, May 7.
  • Group Project Peer Assessments due Friday, May 11.
  • Revised Final Project, Friday, May 11.

Week 14 (5/7)

• Peer Edit Final Projects (Monday)
• Assignment #5: In-Class Essay (Wednesday)
• Group Presentation Quiz; Submit Group Project Peer Assessments and Final Projects (Friday)
• Never Again? Genocide in the 21th Century: Course Review and Assessment