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1. Patterns of the Past: Determining Common Pre-Genocide Characteristics to Predict and Prevent Future Genocides Kayla Nomina

2. Can genocides be reasonably compared? Issue of uniqueness “Is each incident of genocide so distinct from another that comparison is unproductive ?” -Henry Huttenbach Gregory Stanton’s “8 Stages of Genocide” Genocide is a process Can dissect and compare cases at each stage

3. 8 Stages of Genocide Classification Symbolization Dehumanization Organization Polarization Preparation Extermination Denial

4. Stage 1 & 2: Classification & Symbolization Universally human “Us” versus “them” Groups distinguished by name, color, or dress

5. Stage 3: Dehumanization Future victims portrayed as animals, vermin, and diseases Title: “Vermin” “The Solution for Tutsi Cockroaches”

6. Stage 4: Organization Every genocide is organized Typically by the state Plans made for a “final solution”

7. Stage 5: Polarization Groups driven apart Polarizing propaganda spread Intermarriages forbidden The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 Kristallnacht: November 1938

8. Stage 6: Preparation Victims identified and separated Death lists created Weapons stock-piled Extermination camps built

9. Genocide Prediction & Prevention