Hate studies
Encyclopedia
Hate Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum being developed by a consortium of academics, scholars, human rights groups, and others.
The process grew out of conversations sparked by the Gonzaga University
Institute for Action against Hate which held a Conference to Establish the Field of Hate Studies in Spokane, Washington
, March 20, 2004.
According to Kenneth S. Stern
of the American Jewish Committee
, "An academic program is desperately needed to study why hatred
has been a common human experience....What you create at Gonzaga can be a model for the nation."
A number of papers presented at the conference were published in a special 'Journal of Hate Studies issue on establishing the field of Hate Studies.
The process grew out of conversations sparked by the Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
Institute for Action against Hate which held a Conference to Establish the Field of Hate Studies in Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, March 20, 2004.
According to Kenneth S. Stern
Kenneth S. Stern
Kenneth S. Stern is a defense attorney and an author. He is director on antisemitism, hate studies and extremism for the American Jewish Committee. In 2000, Stern was a special advisor to the defense in the David Irving v. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt trial.-Education:Stern earned his A.B. at...
of the American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee was "founded in 1906 with the aim of rallying all sections of American Jewry to defend the rights of Jews all over the world...
, "An academic program is desperately needed to study why hatred
Hatred
Hatred is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects. The objects of such hatred can vary widely, from inanimate objects to animals, oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or the whole world...
has been a common human experience....What you create at Gonzaga can be a model for the nation."
A number of papers presented at the conference were published in a special 'Journal of Hate Studies issue on establishing the field of Hate Studies.
Further reading
- The Need for an Interdisciplinary Field of Hate Studies by Kenneth S. Stern
- Religion as Hatred: Antisemitism as a Case Study by John T. Pawlikowski
- The Social Psychology of Hatred by Evan R. Harrington
- Identity-Driven Violence: Reclaiming Civil Society by Kenneth R. Hoover and Vernon D. Johnson
- Positioning Hate by Kathleen Blee
- Teaching a General Education Course on Hate Crimes: Challenges and Solutions by Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld
- The Genetic/Evolutionary Basis of Prejudice and Hatred by Harold D. Fishbein
- Our Ancestral Shadow: Hate and Human Nature in Evolutionary Psychology by James E. Waller
- The Last Uncomfortable “Religious” Question? Monotheistic Exclusivism and Textual Superiority in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as Sources of Hate and Genocide by Steven Leonard Jacobs
- Hate, Oppression, Repression, and the Apocalyptic Style: Facing Complex Questions and Challenges by Chip Berlet
- Finding Light in Darkness? The Historical Treatment of Genocide as a Template for the Field of Hate Studies by Raymond C. Sun