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Description
Drawing on his role as an expert witness at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in March 2016 and his extensive research in Cambodia, Professor Hinton will explore the entanglement of totalitarianism and inhumanity in the Cambodian genocide. He will also discuss how we can speak out against these atrocities.
The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of Western Washington University.
Featuring:
Alex Hinton is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights at Rutgers University. He is the award-winning author or editor of seventeen books, including, most recently, It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US (NYU, 2021), Anthropological Witness: Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (Cornell, 2022), and Perpetrators: Encountering Humanity’s Dark Side (Stanford, 2023).
Local Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban was an award-winning educator and public speaker. A beloved member of the Western community, the institute's online memorial lecture series honors Noémi's legacy by bringing renowned scholars to virtual audiences to share their insights on Holocaust and Genocide Education.
Learn more about Noémi's life.
Questions and Accommodations
- Your point of contact for this event is the Ray Wolpow Institute. Email: Wolpow.Institute@wwu.edu.
- Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is appreciated. Please mention your needs when registering.
- There will be auto-captions for the Zoom webinar.