Hi Folks, This last Spring I was awarded an Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) award for a project entitled: Genocide, Ethnopolitical Conflict, and Human Rights: A Path to Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum and Promoting Social Responsibility. Towards this end, I will be developing a resource to be used by psychology professors/teachers who wish to integrate this information into their courses or wish to develop specific courses in this area. Currently, I am seeking feedback from individuals who conduct research, work, or teach in the area of peace psychology or include this in any aspect of their courses/work. Below, I will describe some of included areas of the resource and then address specific needs for feedback. As part of this project I am undertaking the following: 1. Annotated bibliography: The teaching resource will include an annotated bibliography of the major journal articles, book chapters, books, videos, and internet resources concerning human rights, ethnopolitical conflict, and genocide written from a psychosocial perspective. Additional topic categories will include but are not limited to: assessment, intervention, and treatment of refugees and survivors of torture and/or extreme conflict; models of collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations; models and policies concerning early warning, prevention, peaceful conflict resolution, reconciliation, and reconstruction. Resources will be drawn primarily from the literature of psychology but will also include sociology, anthropology, history, political science, international relations, human rights studies, peace studies, and genocide/Holocaust studies. Are there any particular books, articles, chapters, etc. that you would specifically recommend? What are the major works in this area in your opinion? Please note that I do not need an extensive bibliography (I have others as well as my own). I just want to make sure that I am not missing a significant resource and I want to make sure that I am highlighting the most significant resources. 2. Lecture suggestions: Lecture suggestions for use within traditional psychology courses will be provided organized by course listing. Each will include a brief description of the proposed lecture with suggested readings and internet links. If appropriate, video suggestions will be provided. Are there ways that you have integrated this information into specific courses? Are there areas that you have thought to include but due to lack of information, time, etc., you have not yet integrated into your courses? If yes, what are your ideas? 3. Course suggestions and sample syllabi: While issues of human rights, ethnopolitical conflict, and genocide should be integrated throughout the curriculum, entire courses should also be developed to address the concerns from a psychological perspective. Specific course suggestions will be provided in this teaching resource. If you have taught a course in this area or a course on peace psychology, I would love to see your syllabi (mine can be found by following the links below). I would be extremely grateful for any thoughts or ideas that you may have that will be useful in developing this curriculum resource. As you may know, the resource will be available on the OTRP website when completed (following review). Please send all information to me back channel or by snail mail. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me or call - (314) 968-6970. Thanks, Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. Behavioral and Social Sciences Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, Missouri 63119 P.S. My apologies to those who received multiple copies of this letter due to cross-posting. Cross-posting was necessary to achieve the broadest base for feedback. -- linda m. woolf, ph.d. associate professor - psychology webster university main webpage: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ Holocaust and genocide studies pages: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/holocaust.html womens' pages: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/women.html gerontology pages: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/gero.html mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
