HOLOCAUST LECTURE SERIES EXPLORES "REPERCUSSIONS OF GENOCIDE: FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY"
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
March 16 2010
The long-term repercussions of genocide are explored in the 27th annual
Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series, "Repercussions of Genocide:
Family, Community and Society," every Tuesday through May 25 from
4-5:40 p.m. in Warren Auditorium at Sonoma State University.
This year, the series includes a number of distinguished speakers
from throughout the world, representing survivors of the Holocaust
and other more recent genocides such as those of Rwanda, Bosnia,
Cambodia and more.
The free series includes the screening of the film, "The Rape
of Nanking," a feature-length documentary film about a young
woman’s journey to bring one of the darkest chapters of history to
light. Following the March 30 film, there will be a discussion panel
with community members.
Later in the series, human rights activist and Cambodian survivor,
Arn Chorn-Pond, tells the story of how he survived the horrors of
the Khmer Rouge regime in his lecture "Child of War, Man of Peace"
on April 20.
Included in scheduled lectures is "Inheriting the Holocaust: A Second
Generation Memoir" on May 4 by Dr. Paula Fass of the University
of California, Berkeley, in which she explores her own past as the
daughter of Holocaust survivors to reflect on the nature of history
and memory.
The Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture on May 11 features Dr. John Roth
of Claremont College discussing "Bricks, Trees, and the Failure(s)
of Ethics: Reflections on the Common Good."
This powerful lecture series offers audience members a rare chance
to listen to and interact with individuals who not only experienced
genocide, but also the immeasurable loss that comes with it. Moreover,
the series is enhanced by the participation of liberators and rescuers,
as well as researchers in the field. At the end of each lecture,
audience members are given the opportunity to ask questions of the
speakers and discuss what they experienced and how they survived.
Remaining lectures for Spring 2010 include:
March 16: "Perspectives on International War Crimes" presented by
Eric Williams, Ph.D., Sonoma State University.
March 23: "Repercussions of Genocide: Rebuilding Rwandan Society" with
Mathilde Mukantabana, M.A. and M.S.W., Consumnes Community College,
and President, Friends of Rwanda Assn. (FORA)
March 30: "The Rape of Nanking: Film and Discussion" with community
panelists.
April 13: "Becoming Evil" with James Waller, Ph.D., Auschwitz Institute
for Peace and Reconciliation.
April 20: "Child of War, Man of Peace" with Arn Chorn-Pond, Cambodian
Survivor and Human Rights Activist.
April 27: "The Geopolitics of Armenian Genocide Recognition: American
and Israeli Reactions" with Sergio LaPorta, Ph.D., CSU Fresno,
Armenian Genocide Memorial Lecture.
May 4: "Inheriting the Holocaust: A Second Generation Memoir" with
Paula Fess, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley.
May 11: "Bricks, Trees, and the Failure(s) of Ethics: Reflections of
the Common Good" with John K. Roth, Ph.D., Claremont College (Emeritus)
– Robert L. Harris Memorial Lecture.
May 18: "Genocide Beneath Our Feet? with Greg Sarris, Ph.D., Endowed
Professor, Sonoma State University and Chairman, Federated Indians
of Graton Rancheria
May 25: "What Have We Learned?" Faculty/Student Panel
For more information, contact the SSU Center for the Study of the
Holocaust and Genocide at (707) 664-4296, or (707) 664-4076.
A complete schedule can be found at
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