H-Genocide is a network for professional scholars, survivors of genocide, authors, historians and other interested people working in genocide studies and related fields, e.g. U.S., European, African, S. American, and Asian studies, to name a few. Discussion topics include the history, analysis, and theory of genocide, all genocides.

Below you will find a continuous updated list of new books published in Genocide Studies. It includes new pubs streaming from the H-Net Book Channel and new book announcements posted to H-Genocide by subscribers. Next to the books are all the announcements, discussions, and queries we welcome here. You will find CFPs in Genocide Studies on the right side of this page under H-Genocide Resources.

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Discussion published by H-Net Vice President of Networks Caroline Waldron (Term Jan '22-Dec '24) on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Fox on Benz, 'The Holocaust: A German Historian Examines the Genocide'

Below is a "classic" H-Net review from 1999 of Wolfgang Benz's The Holocaust: A German Historian Discusses Examines the Genocide, back when H-Holocaust published book reviews. I just came across it now while listening to episode 6 of The Art of the Review on H-Podcast and thought I'd pass it along.

Discussion published by H-Net Vice President of Networks Caroline Waldron (Term Jan '22-Dec '24) on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Akins on Lindsay, 'Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873'

Below is a review published on H-AmIndian this past April of Brendan C. Lindsay's Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873. I just came across it while listening to the latest episode of The Art of the Review on H-Podcast.

Discussion published by H-Net Vice President of Networks Caroline Waldron (Term Jan '22-Dec '24) on Monday, November 9, 2015

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Discussion published by Peter Knupfer on Thursday, November 5, 2015

When did Holocaust education come to American public schools?

One of the students in my undergrad course on history education is researching the advent of Holocaust education in the US public school curriculum.  Because all curricula are local in the States, there are many possible times and places for such a change to the curriculum, but some trends would be interesting to think about, if they can be detected.  My first hunch is that this is related to headlines like the Eichmann trial in the early 60s and to the publication history of the Anne Frank diary in accessible paperback that could be used in middle school classes (where it is now commonly r

Discussion published by Shiri Sandler on Thursday, November 5, 2015

Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows Program and Faculty Fellows

The Auschwitz Jewish Center Fellows Program is accepting applications for summer 2016. Since 2000, the AJC Fellows Program has provided a unique educational opportunity for graduate students to learn about the Holocaust in situ in the context of Poland’s history and Jewish heritage.