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THE HERALDMay 2011Summer Institute on Social Justice: Teaching theUkrainian Famine -Genocide (Holodomor) and theUkrainian Canadian Internment (6 credits)This special summer institute explores the meanings of social justice, humanrights, genocide and totalitarianism within the context of two case studies: oneCanadian and one European. The Canadian case study is the internment of Uk -rain ian Canadians in Canadian prison camps during World War One. The Eu -ropean case study is the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-33, called the Holo -domor.These two events challenge how we think about social justice within the 21stcentury. An amalgam of history, culture, media, the arts and pedagogy, thiscourse will present a unique opportunity to examine any horrific event within ateaching and learning perspective.The course will provide a historical context of the two events, beginning withan overview of the history of Ukrainian Canadians and of Ukraine, seen withinthe broader context of 21st century Canadian and world history. The internmentand famine case studies will be examined in depth focusing on content, context,subtexts and pedagogy.The pedagogy component will be aimed specifically at teachers from Gradesk-12, and will examine ways of learning about horrific events, including contemporarytechnology-based ideas such as webquests, databases, online and mo -bile teaching methodologies. However, this course is not only aimed at teachers.Others, including graduate students, will have the opportunity to explore contentissues, or examine how horrendous events are introduced into the classroom.The course facilitators are Drs. Orest Cap and Denis Hlynka. Both arelong time professors in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning.In addition to the designated instructors, the course will extensively draw uponcontent experts, both in person and via teleconferencing from Manitoba andacross Canada.Some of the highlights of the course include:• An opportunity to view critical documentary films dealing with the Intern -ment and Holodomor.• A look at why the Canadian government treated minorities as enemy aliens,during World War One, whether Ukrainian, German, or Austrian, and how thisextended to the treatment of the Japanese Canadians and others in World War Two.• A discussion of how RaphaelLem kin, the man who coined the term"genocide", defines that term relevantto the Holodomor.• An examination of George Or -well’s fantasy novel Animal Farm and… a little known fact … how it mightbe conceived of as a depiction of theUkrainian famine.• A study of how these issues fit in -to the Manitoba school curriculum,Internment recognition -presented by curriculum specialistsCastle Mountain, Alberta.from Manitoba Education.The institute will be run as a two week 9 a.m.-5 p.m. program. Final assignmentswill be due two weeks after the end of the course. The course is directlyaimed at teachers at all levels, but is also relevant to Master’s and doctoral studentsin education, in history, in political studies and students doing advancedwork in peace and justice studies.The Institute is worth 6 credit hours and is a viable component within thePBDE program, as well as for a MEd/PhD program (with advisor’s permission),and potentially transferable to other faculties and universities as well. It is hopedthat students from across Canadian universities will take advantage of thisunique and first time Institute. The course is also available to auditors. Ac com -modations for the two weeks are available from St. Andrew’s College in Win -nipeg (204 474 8895).Grounded in the Faculty of Education, this Summer Institute is supportedthrough grants by the Shevchenko Foundation and the University of ManitobaInnovation Fund, and is assisted by The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studiesat the University of Manitoba.Dates: July 4-15, 2011 9 AM – 5 PMContacts: Dr. Orest Cap - 474-9073 ocap@cc.umanitoba.caDr. Denis Hlynka 474-9062 dhlynka@cc.umanitoba.caHow to register:Contact the Summer Session Office 474-6963 or474-8008 or the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies @474-8907EducationHolodomor – Genocide Memorial - Kyiv.19WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS“Pascha of beauty! The Pascha of the Lord! A Pascha worthy of all honorhas dawned for us! Let us embrace each other joyously: Pascha! Ransomfrom affliction!”—Paschal CanonВІСНИК • THE HERALD Tel.: 1-877-586-3093 Fax: (204) 582-5241 E-mail: visnyk@uocc.ca web:www.uocc.ca