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Defining Genocide & the Holocaust

Lecture & Q&A

Defining Genocide and the Holocaust - (Lecture and Q&A) Presentation U of MN

February 17: 6:30pm-8:00pm at the ACA (up the High School)

Cost: $15 Donation Appreciated Registration 

6:30pm Session https://mycche.org/event/defining-genocide-evening/ Or call 218-387-3411 or email [email protected]

Violence has become a central feature of our social world, and despite the globalization of human rights and cries of “Never Again,” violence and genocide persist. This presentation will introduce you to the historical origins and legacies of contemporary genocide. Situating the Holocaust within a broad field of genocide studies, we will discuss the 1948 Genocide Convention — it’s definitional and political challenges, the impact of Nuremberg in the wake of WWII, and the significance of labeling episodes of mass violence “genocide."

Presenter: Jillian LaBranche, MA, is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include political violence, collective memory, and post-conflict education. Her current research investigates how the naming of large-scale political violence conditions national historical narratives and how these narratives are taught in both Sierra Leone and Rwanda.

Sponsored by: Cascade Vacation Rentals 

Date & Time

February 17, 2020

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Location

Arrowhead Center for the Arts - 51 W 5th St, Grand Marais, MN, 55604 51 W 5th St Grand Marais 55604 MN US

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Event Website

218-387-3411

Suggested donation of $15

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