Book Review: Writing Human Rights: The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color
Crystal Parikh. Writing Human Rights: The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color. University of Minnesota Press, 2017. What constitutes “the good life” …
Book Review: The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder
Jess Melvin. The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder. Routledge, 2018. Jess Melvin has written a remarkable book. Based …
First Convening on U.S. Local Racial Redress
Addressing the history of racial injustices towards African Americans has been the litmus test of U.S. reconciliation efforts (Campbell, 2009). However, over …
Book Review: The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies: Comparative and Analytical Perspectives
Vincent Drulilolle and Roddy Brett, eds. The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies: Comparative and Analytical Perspectives. Palgrave, 2018. This volume seeks …
Book Review: The Social Life of Memory. Violence, Trauma, and Testimony in Lebanon and Morocco
Norman Saadi Nikro and Sonja Hegasy, eds. The Social Life of Memory. Violence, Trauma, and Testimony in Lebanon and Morocco. Palgrave, 2017. …
Book Review: The Power of Memory and Violence in Central America
The Power of Memory and Violence in Central America. Rachel Hatcher. Australia: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. A couple of years ago, as I …
Book Review: Perpetrators and Perpetration of Mass Violence: Action, Motivations and Dynamics
Timothy Williams and Susanne Buckley-Zistel, eds. Perpetrators and Perpetration of Mass Violence: Action, Motivations and Dynamics. London and New York: Routledge, 2018. …
Book Review: Civil Society and Memory in Postwar Germany
Jenny Wüstenberg. Civil Society and Memory in Postwar Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Germany is considered by most a prime example …
Book Review: The Performance of Memory as Transitional Justice
The Performance of Memory as Transitional Justice. Eds. S. Elizabeth Bird and Fraser M. Ottanelli. Intersentia, 2015. This edited collection examines memory …
Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Program
The Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability has published its annual report for 2018. If you are interested in becoming involved in …