Educator Workshop on the Bosnian Genocide

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies invites educators to participate in a one-day workshop on trauma and memory in the aftermath of the 1990s Bosnian Genocide. With presentations by Bosnian Genocide survivor and author Jasmina Dervisevic-Cesic and SSU professors, the workshop will offer an historical overview of the Yugoslav Wars and their aftermath with a focus on Bosnia. Educators will learn about various narratives of memory that have been created in the wake of mass violence and genocide at important historical sites such as Srebrenica. Separate sessions will integrate the topic inside the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, explore survivor testimonies, visual culture about memory and trauma and other essential primary sources, and identify best practices for teaching these complex and sensitive issues in the classroom.

School districts wishing to send teams of teachers as well as individual teachers wishing to reserve a spot for the workshop should contact us at chgs@salemstate.edu.