Entries by Miriam Saqqa

Poetics of Resistance against oblivion and impunity. Stories of mothers whose children were killed by the Colombian army.

SEMINAR UNIVERSIDAD DEL BARRIO – January 29 19:00 “Poetics of Resistance against oblivion and impunity. Stories of mothers whose children were killed by the Colombian army.”     Since 2002 in Colombia, more than 6,800 cases of extrajudicial executions have been reported, crimes against humanity that today, despite the rhetoric of peace, remain unpunished. Based […]

DZIUBAN, Zuzanna (2017) Mapping the “Forensic Turn”: Engagements with Materialities of Mass Death in Holocaust Studies and Beyond

    During recent decades, forensic investigation has become a standard response to the reality of mass graves resulting from genocides and various forms of political violence. From Argentina to Rwanda, from former Yugoslavia to Poland, the search for the sites of mass burial, the application of archaeological and forensic practices, and the use of […]

6th Global Conference on Genocide

  6th Global Conference on GenocideCALL FOR PAPERSMedical Faculty of Aix-Marseille University (France), 4-7 July 2018Genocide and Mass Violence : diagnosis, treatment, and recovery ?Humanities, social and medical sciences facing extreme violence Conference Steering CommitteeDr. Elisabeth Anstett, CNRS, Chair of the CommitteeMme Laetitia Delouis, CNRS-AMU, Coordinator of the CommitteeMr Valery Ravix, AMU, IT manager Conference Scientific CommitteeProf. Pascal Adalian, […]

6th Global Conference on Genocide

  6th Global Conference on GenocideCALL FOR PAPERSMedical Faculty of Aix-Marseille University (France), 4-7 July 2018Genocide and Mass Violence : diagnosis, treatment, and recovery ?Humanities, social and medical sciences facing extreme violence Conference Steering CommitteeDr. Elisabeth Anstett, CNRS, Chair of the CommitteeMme Laetitia Delouis, CNRS-AMU, Coordinator of the CommitteeMr Valery Ravix, AMU, IT manager Conference Scientific CommitteeProf. Pascal Adalian, […]

Postgraduate course: “Social Memory and Human Rights: Social and Forensic Sciences in the face of contemporary conflicts”

  UNED 2017/2018 Postgraduate and Professional Development Program with Modular Structure. “Social Memory and Human Rights: Social and Forensic Sciences in the face of contemporary conflicts”. Objetives: The objective of this program is to offer its graduates the essential tools and concepts to understand and analyze in depth the memory and human rights management processes […]

Civil War and Historical Memory. Deba 1936-1945

With the help of the Aranzadi Science Society, the City Council of Deba has launched a project of investigation and recovery of the historical memory of the locality. From October 16th, every Monday and Wednesday, the Memory Office will be available to all neighbors. The preparation of this study was approved by the unanimity of […]

Francisco Ferrandiz addresses Parliament Justice Commission

  Francisco Ferrandiz addresses Parliament Justice Commission to explain the possible actions on the ossuary of the Valley of the Fallen, in the Community of Madrid. XII Legislature, October 17, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86uPnGzyjRQ&feature=youtu.be