Kayla Nomina

Issue of uniqueness “Is each incident of genocide so distinct from another that comparison is unproductive?” -Henry Huttenbach Gregory Stanton’s “8 Stages of Genocide” Genocide is a process Can dissect and compare cases at each stage

1.Classification 2.Symbolization 3.Dehumanization 4.Organization 5.Polarization 6.Preparation 7.Extermination 8.Denial

Universally human “Us” versus “them” Groups distinguished by name, color, or dress

Future victims portrayed as animals, vermin, and diseases Title: “Vermin”“The Solution for Tutsi Cockroaches”

Every genocide is organized Typically by the state Plans made for a “final solution”

Groups driven apart Polarizing propaganda spread Intermarriages forbidden The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 Kristallnacht: November 1938

Victims identified and separated Death lists created Weapons stock-piled Extermination camps built