The aim of this article is to examine the frameworks that educators use, especially how they conclude teaching and learning about genocide, and to suggest readings and other sources for use. The narrative arc that educators establish by choosing where to begin and where to end is a powerful indicator of their course goals and teaching rationales.…

Observes that teaching undergraduates about the post-1989 economic and political transitions in Central and Eastern Europe has received little attention. Identifies challenges and problems of teaching about post-communist transitions, particularly low awareness of the region's communist history. Reports on a module to teach about transition in…