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Oral Histories of Genocide in Bosnia, Indonesia, and Rwanda: Symbolic Violence and Social Death
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2026), x, 408 pp.
"Grounded in extensive oral historical, archival, and ethnographic research in the aftermaths of the Bosnian (1992-95), Indonesian (1965-66), and Rwandan (1994) genocides, this book investigates the symbolic meanings associated with spectacular forms of torture, murder, and mutilation that perpetrat
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Handbook of Global Oral History
Deep Insights
Leiden: Brill (2026), x, 699 pp.
"The Handbook of Global Oral History inspires the reader to be more open in their conception of what oral history is and how it is applied within a variety of disciplines to unlock meaning in human experience. The book brings together scholars from around the world in the areas ranging from memory s
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Afterimages of Apartheid: Photography and Resistance
London; New York: Routledge (2026), xxiii, 177 pp.
"Afterimages of Apartheid shows how photographs of the past can be mobilised as a critical tool for understanding the ongoing effects of apartheid in contemporary South Africa. Through close readings of significant images made during and after apartheid, the book shows how photography works as a mea
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The Routledge International Handbook of Trauma-Responsive Peacebuilding
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2026), xxxii, 541 pp.
"This comprehensive handbook offers a multidisciplinary exploration of research and practice at the intersection of trauma and peacebuilding. Highlighting case studies from diverse conflict contexts around the globe, the book offers conceptual reflections and practical illustrations of trauma-sensit
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Selective memory and symbolic chaos: domestic legitimation in Putin’s Russia
Key Guides
Bonn Germany: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. (2026), 12 pp.
''In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, history is not remembered, it is curated. Over the past two decades, the Kremlin has cultivated a memory regime rooted in contradiction. It glorifies both executioners and their victims, reconciling Tsarist and Soviet legacies, and transforming once democratic commemo
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Cine rebelde: Documentales y conflicto armado interno en el Perú
Lima: Siniestra Ensayos (2026), 199 pp.
"Desde 1984, cuando dos producciones extranjeras filmaron por primera vez las secuelas de la violencia que asolaba el país, el cine documental peruano ha librado una batalla silenciosa por decidir qué recordamos y cómo. Frente a las narrativas oficiales - esas que celebran salvadores o proclaman
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Von Hashtags und Geschichte: Vergangenheitsbezogene Hate Speech und ihre Multimodalität auf TikTok
Publizistik, volume 70 (2025), pp. 261-287
"Die audiovisuelle Plattform TikTok bildet mittlerweile einen relevanten Aushandlungsort für soziale Gruppen aller Art. User*innen bietet sich die Möglichkeit, eigene Räume für Vernetzung zu schaffen und Identitätsmanagement zu betreiben. Aufgrund der Plattformaffordanzen – vor allem Multimod
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Televisión con memoria: Entrevistas a creadores de ficción histórica en Chile y Colombia
Berlin; Bogotá: Laboratorio de Investigación de la Memoria y Métodos Digitales (GUMELAB); Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); FES Comunicación (2025), 395 pp.
"La televisión latinoamericana no solo entretiene, también recuerda. En Chile y Colombia, series y telenovelas han hecho de la pantalla un espacio donde se discute la historia reciente, la dictadura, el conflicto armado, el narcotráfico, la corrupción. En Televisión con memoria, la historiadora
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Ruanda 1994 bis heute: Vom Vorhof der Hölle zum Modell für Afrika - Wahrheit und Schein in Ruanda
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2025), 170 pp.
"1994 kam es in Ruanda zu einem Völkermord, bei dem radikale Angehörige der Bevölkerungsgruppe der Hutus innerhalb von drei Monaten Hundertausende Menschen aus der Tutsi-Minderheit wie auch viele gemäßigte Hutus umbrachten. Gut 30 Jahre später gilt Ruanda vor allem in Europa und den USA als Vo
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Latin America's Contested Pasts in Telenovelas and TV Series: History as Fuel for Entertainment
Deep Insights
Berlin: De Gruyter (2025), xxii, 381 pp.
"In Latin America, the production of telenovelas and TV series about the region's recent and traumatic past has grown considerably in the last 20 years, affecting societal perceptions of the past, historical consciousness, and political culture. While these TV products are usually perceived as trivi
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La novela gráfica como medio de formación histórica, política y estética: Intersecciones entre texto, imagen y educación
Berlin: De Gruyter (2025), viii, 230 pp.
"La presencia del pasado histórico como expresión de la memoria de quienes vivieron los hechos en persona, heredaron relatos o profundizaron en ellos ha entrado, como signo inequívoco de nuestro tiempo, en la novela gráfica. Como medio de expresión artística en auge, la novela gráfica ha dado
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Recomendaciones estratégicas para fortalecer la ficción televisiva sobre la historia reciente de Colombia
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin; GUMELAB (2025), 28 pp.
"En las últimas dos décadas, la televisión colombiana ha incrementado significativamente la producción de telenovelas y series de ficción que abordan episodios traumáticos de la historia reciente del país, en particular relacionados con el conflicto armado y el narcotráfico. Estas obras —q
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Transitional Justice, Vergangenheitsarbeit und Auswärtige Kulturpolitik: Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven einer Verzahnung
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2025), 23 pp.
"Wie gestaltet sich das Zusammenspiel von Vergangenheitsarbeit, Friedensförderung, Kunst und Kultur in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit der Bundesrepublik? Welche Verbindungen bestehen zwischen dem eigenen Umgang mit gewaltbelasteter Vergangenheit und der Unterstützung dieser Prozesse im Ausland
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Recomendaciones para fortalecer el ecosistema audiovisual chileno: Foco en la ficción televisiva sobre la historia reciente
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin; GUMELAB (2025), 29 pp.
"En las últimas dos décadas, la televisión chilena ha experimentado un notable crecimiento en la producción de series de ficción que abordan episodios traumáticos de la historia reciente, especialmente la dictadura militar (1973–1990). Estas obras —que denominamos series de la memoria— n
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Countering Holocaust denial and distortion through education: Lesson activities for secondary education
Paris: UNESCO (2024), 111 pp.
"49 % of Millennials and Gen Z in the United States of America have seen Holocaust denial or distortion posts online. Holocaust denial rejects historical facts outright, while distortion manipulates the narrative. Both phenomena undermine historical truth, fuel antisemitism, and attack democratic va
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AI and the Holocaust: Rewriting history? The impact of artificial intelligence on understanding the Holocaust
Paris: UNESCO (2024), 26 pp.
"The threats associated with AI on safeguarding the record of the Holocaust are manifold, including the potential for manipulation by malicious actors, the introduction of falsehoods or dissemination of biased information, and the gradual erosion of public trust in authentic records. This paper prov
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The Role of Civil Society in Transitional Justice: The Case of Russia
London; New York: Routledge (2024), 212 pp.
"This book examines how civil society engages with transitional justice in Russia, demonstrating a broad range of roles civil society can undertake while operating in a restrictive political context. Based on sociolegal research, the study focuses on three types of civil society groups dealing with
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Gewalt und Gedächtnis: Globale Erinnerung im 21. Jahrhundert
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2024), 236 pp.
"Wie prägen Erfahrungen von Gewalt gesellschaftliche Diskurse? Mirjam Zadoff nähert sich der Frage, welchen Stellenwert kollektive Gewalterfahrungen im Gedächtnis verschiedener Gesellschaften einnehmen und wie diese Erfahrungen bewältigt werden. Sie gibt Einblicke in europäische und außereurop
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War(s) in Europe. Shared experience, collective memory? A toolbox with methods tested in Germany, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Berlin: Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO); Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft (EVZ Foundation) (2024), 56 pp.
"Whether as a central theme or a reflection on current events, the issue of war is very important in international youth exchanges. This publication aims to provide guidance on how to talk about war in such contexts. Key questions that have been examined include the occurrence of past and current wa
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