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Perry Giuseppe Rizopoulos

Perry Giuseppe Rizopoulos

Perry Giuseppe Rizopoulos completed his master’s degree at Columbia University’s, Teachers College, where he pursued his interest in preserving and writing multicultural narratives with such events as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. He recently signed his first publishing contract with Academic Studies Press for his book, Wheat Songs, which primarily documents his grandfather’s experiences in Greece during World War II and his Greek and Italian American family’s story in the Bronx, N.Y. Rizopoulos currently works as an adjunct philosophy professor and is enrolled in a doctor of education (Ed.D.) program at Columbia University’s Teachers College, in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department.

11 Comments

  1. A very effective way to teach such a subject. Should be used as a template.

  2. Good for you for letting your class know about the Armenian Genocide. This should be in our children’s text books, but you know it never will be.

  3. Brilliantly exposed and absolutely important to understand the irrational thoughts of the american political system. Once again a terrific article. The TRUTH never fades away. We now have students who understand what happened.

  4. Perry Giuseppe Rizopoulos,
    Great article……..
    ” You are wiser beyond your years ”
    Thank you.

  5. It’s a great article!Absolute TRUTH!!! Unfortunately not many people will read it.I’ll try to post on my FB page.Thank you very much Mr.Rizopoulos!!!

  6. Dear Perry,
    Thank you so much for teaching, writing, and speaking about the Armenian Genocide, how the cruelty continues in the form of denial, and to remind us all that we each can make a difference in “righting” this wrong. Your detailed description of the thoughtful and engaging way you are bringing these issues to your students, is very interesting and empowering. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
    Roxanne Makasdjian
    The Genocide Education Project
    GenocideEducation.org

  7. I would love to teach this course at my university but would not know where to start or how to do it.

    Can this course be given at master’s level?

    annie

    • Hi Annie,
      Thank you for interest in the article. I recently taught a very similar lesson in a graduate course on Multicultural Education in the context of Charles Taylor’s piece, The Politics of Recognition. The lesson again focused on the use of the Internet to curate facts and get students to search for the history. Then it was connected to possible ways to provide recognition to cultures that are misrecognized or not recognized by the broader culture. I think the lesson is adaptable and could certainly be expanded upon to be a full course. I am currently working on an interdisciplinary approach to teaching the history and the denial that would be a whole course that would include art, philosophy, history, literature, and film. Feel free to contact me if you would like to brainstorm at perrygiusepperizopoulos@gmail.com.

  8. I have been following and reading about the Armenian Genocide for several years. I ran against Gillibrand, tried to anyway, who vowed to follow in the footsteps of Hillary Clinton. Clinton was Secy of State abd said the genocide was a matter of historical debate..if you even considered voting for her, ypu are betraying the souls of those who perished and are NOT historical souls..they are victims of mass genocide, period. If I ever got a chance, a real chance to replace Gillibrand, I would make a big stink about this in the US Senate, once and for all. Dr. Scott Noren, Ithaca, NY

  9. Oh this was something. I am only 12, and started reading this just to read. An as I was getting deeper I was getting more interested and involved. I was reading and having in front of me my mother’s face when she tells me about Armenian Genocide, her eyes full of tears…I am… Just thank you…

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