International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
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Toronto, Canada - The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) is pleased to announce its upcoming "Remains to Be Seen" multimedia art exhibit on artistic responses to genocide. The Institute gratefully acknowledges the support provided in part by the Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts. "Remains to Be Seen" is the result of an open call for emerging and established North American artists, invited to convey their thoughts, experiences, and perceptions of issues surrounding genocide. The exhibit runs from May 28th to June 7th at the Lennox Contemporary gallery at 12 Ossington Avenue in Toronto... |
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Latest Issue of Genocide Studies and Prevention Highlights |
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As Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal completes its third year of publication, its latest issue presents some interesting and influential new directions in the field. The topics presented include: the insidious role rape plays within a genocidal context, affecting not only women but entire societies; insight into the paradox of genocide prevention; a review and critique of comparative genocide theory; the importance and effects of teaching genocide; and the role hate speech plays in ethnic violence and genocide... |
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Richard Hovannisian Lectures for International Institute for Genocide and Human Right Studies on Turkish and Armenian Rescuers during Holocaust Education Week |
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Toronto, Canada—“Education is the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.” These words of Elie Wiesel explain the participation of the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies in the 28th annual Holocaust Education Week in Toronto, known as the world’s largest commemoration of the Shoah, with some 160 events and 30,000 participants. The events include exhibitions, films, musical performances, book readings, survivor testimonies, panel discussions and public lectures. This year the IIGHRS invited Richard Hovannisian, Professor of Armenian and Near Eastern History and Holder of the Armenian Educational Foundation Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of California, Los Angeles to speak on “Righteous Turks and Armenian Righteous Among Nations: Rescuers in the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust.”... |
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