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Stages of Genocide. Raul Hilberg’s 4 Stages & Genocidewatch’s 8 Stages. Genocide as a Process. Eight stages that are “predictable” But NOT guaranteed Process is NOT linear Later stages must be preceded by earlier All stages continue throughout process. CLASSIFICATION:.
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Stages of Genocide Raul Hilberg’s 4 Stages& Genocidewatch’s 8 Stages
Genocide as a Process • Eight stages that are “predictable” • But NOT guaranteed • Process is NOT linear • Later stages must be preceded by earlier • All stages continue throughout process
CLASSIFICATION: Is to classify “us & them”; create symbol meant to classify the group German and Jew Hutu and Tutsi Identification
SYMBOLIZATION: Give names or other symbols to classifications Distinguish by colors or dress Apply symbol to members of group Identification
DEHUMANIZATION Denies the humanity of the group Equates group with vermin, animals, insects or disease Hate propaganda is printed Hate radio used to vilify the group Isolation
Hutu Radio – Rwandan Genocide Used terms “cockroaches” & “tall trees”
ORGANIZATION: Plans made for genocidal killing Genocide is always organized Militia often trained by army units Can be informal and/or decentralized Isolation
POLARIZATION: Extremists drive groups apart Broadcast polarizing propaganda Laws forbid intermarriage/social interaction Targeting of moderates Disenfranchisement
PREPARATION: Victims are separated out because of a certain characteristic Segregated or confined Death lists written up Symbols used Property expropriated Disenfranchisement
A Crate Full of Rings Confiscated from Prisoners Crates of Silverware Taken from Prisoners
This brick wall was built sealing the Warsaw ghetto off from the rest of the city.
Awarehouse full of shoes and clothing confiscated from the prisoners and deportees gassed upon their arrival
A large pile of brushes, that were confiscated from arriving prisoners, are stored in one of the warehouses in Auschwitz
One of the warehouses in Auschwitz, which is stuffed to overflowing with clothes confiscated from prisoners
Kristallnacht November 10, 1938Night of Broken Glass
EXTERMINATION: Wiping out of a group or culture Victims are not entirely ‘human’ Downward spiral in society as a whole Armed forces work with militias when state-sponsored Extermination
A prisoner who has been subjected to low pressure experimentation. For the benefit of the Luftwaffe, air pressure was created comparable to that found at 15,000 meters in altitude, in an effort to determine how high German pilots could fly and survive.
DENIAL • Not part of Hilberg’s 4 stages • Sure signs of genocide; mass graves, evidence of deaths • Deny crimes, blame events on victims, block investigations • Cover up evidence; intimidate witnesses
Genocidewatch’s 8 Stages Hilberg’s 4 Stages • Classification • Symbolization • Dehumanization • Organization • Polarization • Preparation • Extermination • Denial • Identify • Isolation • Disenfranchisement • Extermination