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Genocide Studies at USF : Teaching about Genocide : Professor Edward Kissi  Edward Kissi, a native of Ghana, is an Assistant Professor in the USF Africana Studies Department and author of Revolution and Genocide in Ethiopia and Cambodia (2006). His areas of expertise include the study of the causes of famine, and the domestic and international politics of food relief in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. He also studies the history of U.S. foreign policy towards Africa, as well as genocide and its implications for global human security. Professor Kissi currently teaches a course entitled History and Theory of Genocide.
 Watch video of Dr. Kissi's lecture on the Obama Administration's commitment to the prevention of genocide, given at the USF Tampa Library on February 25th, 2009.
 Download the Spring 2009 syllabus for History and Theory of Genocide »
 Read Professor Kissi's contribution to the Holocaust and the United Nations Discussion Paper Series »
 Information on the book Revolution and Genocide in Ethiopia and Cambodia »
“Genocide is a crime against humanity and a moral catastrophe in our modern civilized society. All decent people and nations need to confront this ancient crime with the intellectual and ethical resources available to them. As human beings, all of us are capable of becoming victims, perpetrators and bystanders of genocide. Our common humanity and common vulnerability to genocide should compel us to pursue a cooperative strategy to combat genocide. Here, at USF, and especially in the Department of Africana Studies, and the USF Africa Initiatives Group, I have led pioneering efforts, in curriculum development, to inform students about the causes of genocide and its traumatic effects across generations. Since 2004, I have taught a course on the history and theory of genocide as a faculty member of the Department of Africana Studies. The Department is currently developing a graduate certificate program in genocide studies. Thus, we are inspiring USF students, as tomorrow’s leaders and activists, to develop the knowledge and capacities required to deal with genocide and the attitudes that produce it. But, as teachers, we cannot inform and inspire tomorrow’s generation of leaders and thinkers who will confront this intractable crime without the tools and resources a university grants its academic practitioners. USF is fully committed to providing those necessary resources through the development, at USF Libraries, of a first-rate Holocaust and Genocide collection and the establishment of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center. I am a satisfied witness to this laudable and courageous effort. Two of USF Libraries’ staff, Todd Chavez and Andy Huse, sit in my class on genocide, in the Spring 2009 semester, as observers and participants, in a unique embedded librarian program that I consider as a beneficial bridge between the library and the classroom. “ Edward Kissi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Africana Studies |
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