Event Title

Confronting Evil: Why Holocaust and Genocide Studies Matter Today

Streaming Media

Description

In celebration of the launch of Western Washington University’s minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and in honor of the life and legacy of Noémi Ban.

A Lecture by Professor James Waller at Western Washington University

“Confronting Evil: Why Holocaust and Genocide Studies Matter Today”

In a world in which “Never Again” is better understood as “Again and Again,” Prof. Waller addresses how genocide prevention is possible and why it matters in today’s world. He offers Western students, faculty, staff, and community members an understanding of why genocide prevention matters to us as we think about our country’s past, present, and future. In his conclusion, Prof. Waller expresses why Holocaust and genocide studies matter so much in today’s world for the promotion and protection of civil and human rights.

Dr. James Waller is the inaugural Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire. Keene State College is home to the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, one of the nation’s oldest Holocaust resource centers. Keene State College also offers the only undergraduate major in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the United States. Within the Cohen Center, Dr. Waller teaches courses primarily focused on genocide and comparative genocide.

In addition to four books, Dr. Waller has published twenty-eight articles in peer-reviewed professional journals and contributed twenty chapters in edited books. His book on perpetrators of genocide, Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing (Oxford University Press, 2002), was released by Oxford in a revised and updated second edition in 2007. In 2016, he published his latest book Confronting Evil: Engaging Our Responsibility to Prevent Genocide, also with Oxford University Press. In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Waller works as the Director of Academic Programs for the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, an international non-governmental organization devoted to genocide and mass atrocity prevention. His fieldwork has included research in Germany, Israel, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala.

Document Type

Video

Start Date

17-10-2019 4:00 PM

End Date

17-10-2019 5:30 PM

Location

Western Libraries, Wilson Library Reading Room

Duration

1:23:25

Genre/Form

lectures

Contributing Repository

The Ray Wolpow Institute

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Study and teaching; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Moral and ethical aspects; Human rights--Study and teaching--Social aspects; Genocide--Study and teaching; Genocide--Prevention; Human rights--Study and teaching--Social aspects; Democracy--Study and teaching; Lectures and lecturing

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Ban, Noémi

Keywords

Holocaust studies

Type

Moving image

Poster

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language

English

Format

video/mp4

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Oct 17th, 4:00 PM Oct 17th, 5:30 PM

Confronting Evil: Why Holocaust and Genocide Studies Matter Today

Western Libraries, Wilson Library Reading Room

In celebration of the launch of Western Washington University’s minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and in honor of the life and legacy of Noémi Ban.

A Lecture by Professor James Waller at Western Washington University

“Confronting Evil: Why Holocaust and Genocide Studies Matter Today”

In a world in which “Never Again” is better understood as “Again and Again,” Prof. Waller addresses how genocide prevention is possible and why it matters in today’s world. He offers Western students, faculty, staff, and community members an understanding of why genocide prevention matters to us as we think about our country’s past, present, and future. In his conclusion, Prof. Waller expresses why Holocaust and genocide studies matter so much in today’s world for the promotion and protection of civil and human rights.

Dr. James Waller is the inaugural Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire. Keene State College is home to the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, one of the nation’s oldest Holocaust resource centers. Keene State College also offers the only undergraduate major in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the United States. Within the Cohen Center, Dr. Waller teaches courses primarily focused on genocide and comparative genocide.

In addition to four books, Dr. Waller has published twenty-eight articles in peer-reviewed professional journals and contributed twenty chapters in edited books. His book on perpetrators of genocide, Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing (Oxford University Press, 2002), was released by Oxford in a revised and updated second edition in 2007. In 2016, he published his latest book Confronting Evil: Engaging Our Responsibility to Prevent Genocide, also with Oxford University Press. In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Waller works as the Director of Academic Programs for the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, an international non-governmental organization devoted to genocide and mass atrocity prevention. His fieldwork has included research in Germany, Israel, Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Argentina, Chile, and Guatemala.