(same as PEA_ST 4480; cross-leveled with HIST 7480). This course examines the history of genocide and other forms of mass violence from ancient times to the present. The scale of the class is both global and comparative, with a particular emphasis on the motivations of perpetrators and the experiences of victims. Topics include atrocities committed in the contexts of religious and ethnic warfare, settler colonialism, totalitarian regimes, and decolonization, among others.