For my scholarly article, I have selected a sociological article in the American Sociological Review. I determined the article to be academic due to it's location on the JSTOR database and it's status as an article in a peer reviewed journal.
In their article, John Hagan and Wenona Rymond-Richmond give their take on dehumanization in a more modern Holocaust: Darfur. As Professors at Northwestern University and the University of Massachusetts, respectively, Hagan and Rymond-Richmond analyze the tragedy of genocide racial dehumanization in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur in Northeastern Africa. Specifically, they take note of the “state origins of race-based ideology in the mobilization and dehumanization leading to genocide” (875). While at first glance the article may seem like a typical analysis of the African tragedy, a closer reading indicates that the article takes on a definitively academic tone, citing both primary sources as well as other scholarly opinions on the subject of genocide. This look at Darfur will help me reenforce my arguments about racial dehumanization and it’s central role in Maus, while also allowing me to support my claims by referencing a similar, more modern version of the Holocaust.
Hagan, John, and Wenona Rymond-Richmond. “The Collective Dynamics of Racial Dehumanization and Genocidal Victimization in Darfur.” American Sociological Review 73.6 (2008): 875-902. JSTOR. Web. 30 Oct. 2011.
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