The Process and the Personal Cost of Genocide

Abstract

It is with a mixture of sadness and appreciation that we include, in this edition of Genocide Perspectives, the final published text of Professor Colin Tatz. The father of Australian genocide studies, and Founding Director of the Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (AIHGS), Professor Tatz passed away on 19 November 2019. In the wake of his death he has been honoured by individuals he inspired, organisations he worked with, and communities whose experiences he shed light on and for whom he advocated tirelessly throughout his life. He has been hailed as a ‘doyen of genocide studies academics’,1 celebrated on ABC and SBS radio, by Armenian and Jewish communal representatives, and the universities at which he taught.2 His dedication to challenging racism has been at the forefront of tributes, and his courage and rebellious streak