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Genocide Genres investigates the transnational circulation of atrocity testimony, writing which describes the most spectacularly failed of human encounters. In particular, my project compares the production and reception of atrocity narratives across three distinct, post-WWII di…

Photography has been integral to the conceptualization of human rights. Human rights are envisaged through the experience of regarding photographs, in particular, photographs of atrocity. Photographic mediation is important to the recognition of atrocity because psychoanalysis h…

This study focuses on the American liberation experiences when encountering Nazi atrocities in occupied areas, concentration camps, and prisoner of war (POW) camps. While highlighting the plight of Jewish, political, military, and other individuals at the hands of Nazi Germany, …

Throughout human history, conflicts have arisen over a wide variety of reasons on a near constant basis. Yet, when an atrocity occurs, human on human violence seems to be elevated to a level that makes it seem almost unbelievable. However, there is an aspect of an atrocity that …