Groundbreaking scholars Ethel Brooks, Ioanida Costache, and László Csősz move between past and present and draw upon testimonies and documents as they plumb the history of anti-Roma racist violence, and the erasure of that history even as the violence persists.
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Russia’s attack on Ukraine has caused the death and injury of thousands, the forced flight of millions, and the physical destruction of cities and towns. Journalist Maria Avdeeva, public historian and Jewish heritage specialist Sasha Nazar, and writer Serhiy Zhadan will address the complexities of lives disrupted and the experience […]
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has caused the death and injury of thousands, the forced flight of millions, and the physical destruction of cities and towns. Poet Iya Kiva, journalist Olga Tokariuk, and art historian expert on Jewish heritage in Ukraine, Eugeny Kotlyar, will address the complexities of lives disrupted and […]
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has caused the death and injury of thousands, the forced flight of millions, and the physical destruction of cities and towns. Historian Yuri Radchenko, poet Ostap Slyvynsky, and journalist Anton Skyba will address the complexities of lives disrupted and the experience of unfolding war from the […]
In the thick of a refugee crisis, with an official count of 82.4 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide, the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity (GC–CUNY) and the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies (NYU) continue to offer a year-long series that tackles […]
“Refugee Resettlement: Finding a Home in Rochester, NY” The story of Afghan resettlement can be told from many perspectives: the refugees who seek to flee; the aid workers who situate them; the volunteers who help the newcomers take root in the community. Featuring Nabila Qadiri, Mir Enayatullah Mosawi, Obaida Omar, […]
What prompted Viennese Jews to return to their home city after the devastation of the Holocaust? What were their hopes, and what did they find? In this conversation with historian Prof Albert Lichtblau, Dr Elizabeth Anthony draws upon her new book, The Compromise of Return, to plumb survivors’ experiences of […]
How did the U.S. treat refugees and immigrants in the Trump era, from bureaucratic hurdles to cages? Prof. David Hernández analyzes the US detention system, particularly as it intersects with Latinx immigration. And Prof. Marlene Ramos lays bare the political economy of immigration imprisonment in New Jersey county jails, with […]
Israel’s treatment of the Negev Bedouin has been a story of displacement and dispossession. A wide-ranging conversation between Drs. Eli Karetny, Thabet Abu Rass, Yeela Raana, and Netta Amar-Schiff will explore the unique nature of Bedouin resistance, the history of coerced urbanization, and the situation in the unrecognized Bedouin villages.
Focusing on the complex histories of Indigenous-colonial relations, Profs. Margaret Jacobs, Claudio Saunt, and Justin de Leon offer fresh perspectives on violent and non-violent forms of extinguishing Indigenous land and culture in North America, and on returning stolen lands to their rightful Indigenous guardians. Chair: Dr Mikal Eckstrom.