This course sits at the
intersection of two related fields: transitional justice that studies ways to
deal with past human rights violations and memory politics that looks at who
and how creates, transmits and reinvents collective memories and to what
political purpose. By exploring the multifaceted and often country-specific
approaches to justice and memory, we will evaluate the effectiveness and
usefulness of the various methods of dealing with the past and study how new
memory regimes have been forged in the post-World War II period.
Skill Level: Beginner