Biannual Conference International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) - Truth, Memory, Justice, and Recovery
IAGS holds conferences biennially to consider comparative research, important new work, case studies, the links between genocide and other human rights violations, and prevention and punishment of genocide.
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Jul 19, 2011 09:00 AM
to Jul 22, 2011 06:00 PM |
| Where | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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IAGS conferences are only open for IAGS – members. Become a member now. Over the last two decades, the field of genocides has rapidly proliferated. To date, however, the field has not fully addressed the aftermaths of genocide, including the ways in which post-conflict societies negotiate issues of truth and memory and seek justice and recovery. This focus of the 2011 conference in Buenos Aires is particularly appropriated given the venue, Argentina, and the fact that this will be the first IAGS conference ever held in Latin America. During the 1980s and 1990s, the phrase “truth, memory, and justice” became key watchwords of resistance and resilience. Despite periodic attempts to focus one of these issues alone (for example, seeking truth instead of justice), many people in Latin America have and continue to insist that only the three pillars together enable individual and social recovery from collective terror. Truth, Memory, and Justice, are the preconditions for the fourth pillar, Recovery. IAGS and CEG-UNTREF welcome papers on all aspects of genocide studies, devoted to the theme of our 9th Biennial conference; “Genocide: Truth, Memory, Justice, and Recovery.” Innovative panels, workshops, and papers that consider the dynamics, causes, and consequences of genocide, issues of memory and representation, the role of justice and truth in post-conflict societies and the paths to individual and collective recovery will be appreciated. Besides panels and papers, organizers encourage other modes of dialogue, including workshops, roundtable discussions, book presentations, cultural media, and artistic works/readings, including forums that relate to policy initiatives, pedagogy, and education related to the history and prevention of genocide. Genocide studies cover a wide range of approaches and theories. Scholars, practitioners, activists, and teachers interested in genocide studies from all disciplines are encouraged to apply, as are graduate students working in the field.
