US military and genocide: Perpetration, liberation, witness, and prevention

FAIN: AV-291049-23

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3910)
Elisabeth Hope Murray (Project Director: September 2022 to present)
Harry Brodeen (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)
David Keck (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)
Claudia Cornejo-Happel (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)

A 12-month program resulting in the creation of an ROTC course and a public discussion series dealing with case studies of the U.S. military’s involvement with genocide, preceded by a preparatory program for discussion leaders

This program will facilitate a stronger relationship between veteran and ROTC students through the creation of a training and discussion program using the lens of the US military and genocide. We will focus on four themes in this relationship, and each theme will revolve around a linked case study: Perpetration and genocide against the Native Americans with a focus on the Seminole Wars, Liberation with a focus on the Holocaust, Witness with a focus on ISIS genocide against the Yazidis, and Prevention with a focus on Afghanistan. We will use a variety of humanities sources: music, letters, poetry, art, photography, and oral history. Student Veterans will be trained to lead a semester-long class of primarily ROTC students; in the following semester, three public discussions will be led by the trained veterans.