The Road to Genocide is a new year-long course to be taught in 2018-19 by Susan Shapiro which will analyzes the origins and development of the concept of genocide. According to Ms. Shapiro the course is important because “we all need to know how to take sides against injustice.”

The first half of the course will examine the history of Germany, especially Nazism and Jews in Europe. The second half will focus on history of other genocides in Eurasia and Africa and the United Nations Genocide Convention, according to the new program of studies.

The course will feature a research trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Course registration is open until Feb. 18 at 9 p.m.