Genocide Research Group

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The Genocide Research group is interested in addressing the following key research questions:

• What are the political, historical and social contexts in which genocide(s) occur?
• What is the legacy of genocide (psychology, memory, culture, representation, mediation)?
• What are the legal and political discourses surrounding genocide (justification, legitimacy, illegitimacy, condemnation, silence, response of the international community)?
• What is the role of language and translation for the representation, mediation, publication and circulation of information about genocide?
• How is genocide enacted and carried out? By whom and why?
• Which groups in society tend to be most affected by genocide (gender, age, social and professional background, regional factors, language issues, ethnic identities)?
• What – if any – is the connection between modernity and genocide?
• How and to what extent can different genocides be compared with each other?
• What philosophical approaches can help explain genocide(s)?
• How are histories of genocide used in the aftermath of genocide? How are discourses and experiences of genocide utilized for identity creation?
• How is genocide represented in cultural artefacts (literature, film, art, music)?
• In which genres and through which channels is genocide represented? And how so?

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Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne