Held on September 30, 2015
In the first event of the series, Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, former Assistant Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University, offered an introduction to gender research in the field of genocide studies. Arguing that gendered violence is a key element of the crime of genocide, she discussed comparative historical methods to demonstrate how attention to gender can aid in the prediction and reconciliation of mass violence and genocide.
Dr. Elisa von Joeden-Forgey is the Executive Director of the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, where she leads a team of dedicated students and professionals who work as volunteers to advance the understanding and prevention of genocide and mass atrocities through research, education, and policy work. She is the former Endowed Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. Before that she served as the Dr. Marsha Raticoff Grossman Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University, where she started the first graduate-level academic certificate program in Genocide Prevention. Dr. von Joeden-Forgey earned a B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches and researches on genocide prevention, gender and genocide, comparative genocide, the Holocaust, sexualized violence, imperialism, race, and war.
The Men Who Killed Me by 
Mass Rape by 
The Oxford Handbook of Genocide Studies by 
Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction by Articles
MacKinnon, Catherine. “Turning Rape into Pornography: Postmodern Genocide.” MS. Magazine 4:1 (1993). Print.
"Red River Women." BBC Magazine. 9 April 2015 Print.
Documentaries
Act of killings. Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer and Chrisitne Cynn. 2012. DVD.
Grbavica. Dir. Jasmila Zbanic. Match Factory. 2007. DVD.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Dir. Gini Reticker. Rocofilm, 2008. DVD.
Rabbit Proof Fence. Dir. Phillip Noyce. HanWay Films, 2002. DVD.
Different Horrors, Same Hell by 
