Professional and Public Workshops
"The Face of the Perpetrator"
October 22, 2010
Presenter:
Dr. James Waller,
Cohen Chair of Holocaust
and Genocide Studies
Brief Description:
The morning of this workshop will focus on perpetrators of genocide and mass killing.
Dr. James Waller
Issues addressed will include the origins of extraordinary evil and a review of an explanatory model that considers the wide range of factors involved in the process of ordinary people committing extraordinary evil.
Participants will engage in interactive exercises designed to address teaching strategies related to this material.
In the afternoon, we will turn our attention to the persistence of genocide in the 21st century, with a particular focus on early warning signs and current at-risk areas for genocidal violence.
Finally, believing that, ultimately, our awareness of our own capacity for evil – and of ways to cultivate the moral sensibilities that curb that capacity – is the best safeguard we can have against future genocide and mass killing, the workshop will conclude with examining how we apply this awareness to genocide prevention. Participants will brainstorm concrete strategies for fostering a permanent anti-genocide constituency among students and our communities.
- $85.00 registration fee (waived for KSC students) - Lunch included
- The workshops are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Centennial Hall,
Alumni Center,
Keene State College, Keene, N.H. - More information, contact Tom White
603-358-2746
twhite@keene.edu
"The Power of Peers:
Bully Prevention in Schools"
March 4, 2011
Brief Description:
This workshop will examine the roles of bullies, targets and bystanders. Researched based interventions will be discussed. Students and staff from a middle school in NH will describe an effective bystander empowerment project piloted in their school last year.
- $85.00 registration fee (waived for KSC students) - Lunch included
- The workshops are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Mountain View Room,
Young Student Center,
Keene State College, Keene, N.H. - More information, contact Tom White
603-358-2746
twhite@keene.edu
