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Roots of the Bosnian Genocide

Between 1992 and 1995, Bosnian Serb forces humiliated, sexually abused, tortured, and killed Bosnian Muslims and Croats in a widespread, systematic way as part of the armed conflicts occurring across the former Yugoslavia.

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Speaker event: Being an African Francophone Refugee Scholar in American Academia

Lurie Conference Room, Higgins University Center

Please join us for a special event featuring Dr. Alfred Babo, who was an internationally known professor of development and anthropology at the national university in Côte d’Ivoire before becoming a political refugee in 2013.

Sponsored by: International Development, Community, and Environment

Regimes of Memory and Denial in the African Great Lakes region

The inaugural meeting of the Strassler Center Colloquium on New Research in Genocide Studies will feature Professor Chris Davey, Charles E. Scheidt Professor of Genocide Studies and Genocide Prevention, who will present his work in progress, “Regimes of Memory and Denial in the African Great Lakes region.”

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Community Engagement in Refugee Resettlement: Resources and Knowledge in the Field

Zoom (Online)

The Integration and Belonging Hub’s webinar series, Belonging Talks, is pleased to present Brianne Casey, M.A. ’12, the community sponsorship technical assistance resource and learning manager at the Refugee Welcome Collaborative.

Sponsored by: Integration and Belonging Hub

Myanmar and the Politics of Humanitarianism: Diaspora, Identity, and Advocacy

Rose Library, Strassler Center

This panel discussion will explore the transnational nature of humanitarian aid in Myanmar two years after a coup ushered in military rule there, including challenges, dilemmas, and everyday politics of aid and advocacy in Myanmar, including among a growing diaspora of Burmese activists abroad.

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

A Past, Present and Future of Holocaust History

Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons

The keynote address for the Fifth International Graduate Student Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies will feature Wendy Lower of Claremont McKenna College. A reception will follow. 

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Fifth International Graduate Student Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons

This multi-day conference gathers 33 advanced doctoral students and early post-doctoral scholars from 15 countries, representing a young generation of scholars who will advance Holocaust and genocide research for generations to come.

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Human Rights Archives, Visual Storytelling, and Transformative Education

Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons

University of Connecticut Professor Catherine Masud will discuss how human rights-themed archive collections can empower students as archivists, interpreters, and storytellers while they also work with local communities to build new archives.

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Kwibuka 30: Making Memory and Legacy in Rwanda

Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons

On the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, this workshop gathers an international group of scholars to examine the construction of memory and legacy.

Sponsored by: Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies