Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies (Summary)
“Digital Approaches to Genocide Studies” was the first international conference bringing the fields of digital humanities and genocide studies together. Organized by the USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research and cosponsored by the USC Digital Humanities Program, the conference convened 23 scholars from all over the world — the United States, Germany, Poland, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
A Mosaic of Memory: The Nanjing Massacre 80 Years On
Eighty years ago this week, Japanese troops marched into Nanjing, then capital city of China, and began a six week brutal attack on the Chinese civilian population. Those who had not managed to escape the advancing army, men, women and children, were tortured, raped and killed, bayonets thrust into children, bullets shot into their parents at close range.
A Digital Genocide Archive for the Future
Reflections on the recent conferences the USC Shoah Foundation hosted or participated in, and the ways in which these scholarly gatherings enrich the field of genocide studies and demonstrate the value of the Visual History Archive.
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity under International Law: A Personal Story
A public lecture by Philippe Sands (University College London)
Introduction by Prof. Hannah Garry (Director of USC Gould International Human Rights Clinic)
The first in a series of educational activities launches in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union
USC Shoah Foundation launched the first in a series of educational activities developed in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The series incorporates testimony of Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants with supplementary videos from AGBU WebTalks, and is available to students through the Institute’s award-winning educational website, IWitness.
Call for Applications: 2018-2019 International Teaching Fellowship
The USC Shoah Foundation Center for Advanced Genocide Research invites proposals for its 2018-2019 International Teaching Fellowship that will provide support for university and college faculty to integrate testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive (VHA) into new or existing courses.