Humanistic Pedagogy Across the Disciplines Approaches to Mass Atroci

This volume presents insights from five years of intensive Holocaust, genocide, and mass atrocity education at Queensborough Community College (QCC) of the City University of New York (CUNY), USA, to offer four approaches—Arts-Based, Textual, Outcomes-Bas

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Amy E. Traver and Dan Leshem

Humanistic Pedagogy Across the Disciplines

Amy E. Traver  •  Dan Leshem Editors

Humanistic Pedagogy Across the Disciplines Approaches to Mass Atrocity Education in the Community College Context

Editors Amy E. Traver Department of Social Sciences Queensborough Community College, CUNY Bayside, NY, USA

Dan Leshem Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) Queensborough Community College, CUNY Bayside, NY, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-95024-2    ISBN 978-3-319-95025-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95025-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954930 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © Eric Emerson / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

This book is dedicated to the tireless efforts, insight, and creative courage of our Queensborough Community College (QCC) colleagues: students, faculty, and staff. It has been a pleasure learning from and with you. Also, to our children Raenen, Mayrav, and Yotam for whom we do the work we do.

Acknowledgments

This volume is the result of a true team effort on the parts of many faculty, students, and staff at Queensborough Community College (QCC) and the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC). Proceeding chronologically, we would like to thank the Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which provided matching funds to our generous donors’ contributions and allowed us to establish the KHC/NEH Endowment Fund to maintain the Colloquium Series in perpetuity. Of course, many people at QCC helped implement these grant programs, starting with President Diane B. Call and Vice Presid