Paul R. Bartrop
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Paul R. Bartrop is an Australia
-born historian of the Holocaust
and genocide
. He is the 2011-2012 Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
.
He attended Melbourne
's La Trobe University
as an undergraduate (BA Hons, 1977; MA, 1982), and received his PhD at Monash University
in 1989. Across a varied academic career, he has taught at Monash University
, the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Deakin University
, and the University of South Australia
. In 1997 he joined Melbourne's Bialik College
, where he pioneered a Year 10 elective, Comparative Genocide Studies. It is perhaps the only full-year high school
course on comparative genocide anywhere in the world. At Bialik, Bartrop has been the Head of the History Department since 2003. He has taught subjects in History, Comparative Genocide Studies, Jewish Studies (including Holocaust Studies), and Religion and Society.
For many years until 2010, Bartrop was an Honorary Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Education (and its predecessor schools) at Deakin University, appointed for his contributions to Jewish History and Genocide Studies. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance and Humanitarian Values at Northern Arizona University
, and a Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
.
Bartrop has served as President of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies, is an Honorary Life Member of the Jewish Museum of Australia
and was conferred with the title "Friend of the Armenian Community" in 2008 by the Armenian National Committee (Melbourne Chapter).
In July 2010 Bartrop was named as a member of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
-born historian of the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
and genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
. He is the 2011-2012 Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
He attended Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
as an undergraduate (BA Hons, 1977; MA, 1982), and received his PhD at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
in 1989. Across a varied academic career, he has taught at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
, the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Deakin University
Deakin University
Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
, and the University of South Australia
University of South Australia
The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
. In 1997 he joined Melbourne's Bialik College
Bialik College
Bialik College is a Jewish Independent school located in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East. The school currently has a capacity to cater for over 1000 students from 3-year old Kindergarten to year 12....
, where he pioneered a Year 10 elective, Comparative Genocide Studies. It is perhaps the only full-year high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
course on comparative genocide anywhere in the world. At Bialik, Bartrop has been the Head of the History Department since 2003. He has taught subjects in History, Comparative Genocide Studies, Jewish Studies (including Holocaust Studies), and Religion and Society.
For many years until 2010, Bartrop was an Honorary Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Education (and its predecessor schools) at Deakin University, appointed for his contributions to Jewish History and Genocide Studies. He has been a Scholar-in-Residence at the Martin-Springer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Tolerance and Humanitarian Values at Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...
, and a Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
.
Bartrop has served as President of the Australian Association of Jewish Studies, is an Honorary Life Member of the Jewish Museum of Australia
Jewish Museum of Australia
The Jewish Museum of Australia is a community museum, which aims to explore and share the Jewish experience in Australia and benefit Australia's diverse society...
and was conferred with the title "Friend of the Armenian Community" in 2008 by the Armenian National Committee (Melbourne Chapter).
In July 2010 Bartrop was named as a member of the International Council of the Austrian Service Abroad
Austrian Service Abroad
Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit initiative and was founded in 1998 by Andreas Maislinger and Andreas Hörtnagl. Since 2001 Michael Prochazka is part of the managing committee.-General Information:...
.
Publications
- Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide (co-author with Steven Leonard Jacobs) (London: Routledge, 2010 (in press))
- The Genocide Studies Reader (co-editor with Samuel Totten) (New York: Routledge, 2009)
- A Dictionary of Genocide (co-author with Samuel Totten and Steven Leonard Jacobs) (2 volumes) (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007)
- Teaching about the Holocaust: Essays by College and University Teachers (with Samuel Totten and Steven Leonard. Jacobs) (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004)
- Bolt from the Blue: Australia, Britain and the Chanak Crisis (Sydney: Halstead Press, 2002)
- Surviving the Camps: Unity in Adversity during the Holocaust (Lanham, Md: University Press of America, 2000)
- False Havens: The British Empire and the Holocaust (Lanham, Md: University Press of America, 1995)
- Australia and the Holocaust 1933-45 (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 1994)
- The Dunera Affair: A Documentary Resource Book (Melbourne: Jewish Museum of Australia/Schwartz and Wilkinson, 1990)
- Scores, Crowds and Records: Statistics on the Victorian Football League, 1946-83 (Sydney: History Project Incorporated, 1984)