This excerpt was part of Voices from S-21: Terror and History in Pol Pot’s Secret Prison by David P. Chandler, a book about the prison discovered in Cambodia called S-21. It was used during theContinue reading
Central African Republic
So this was my final presentation for my Freshman Seminar. It took a while to get to this point but I’m happy for all of it because it helped me get to a topic thatContinue reading
Genocides: A World History by Norman A. Naimark, Chapter 8
So, aside from the discussion of the genocide in Darfur, which I will get to in a minute, this chapter was a basic summary of the 1990s genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia. Just a coupleContinue reading
Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia by Michael Sells
A nice, quick read, Michael Sells’ Bridge Betrayed discussed the causes of the genocide within the former Yugoslavia from a religious perspective. In my opinion, Sells’ analysis was simplistic and superficial. Sells only approaches theContinue reading
Genocides: A World History by Norman M. Naimark, Chapter 7
This chapter centered on the anti-communism genocides of the Cold War in Guatemala and Indonesia. Here I am going to discuss the civil war in Guatemala, but I will have links about the Indonesian anti-communistContinue reading
Latcho Dram
Some background on the movie. According to my professor, Latcho Dram is an anthropological musical set in 1933 that details the travels of Roma, or the Gypsies from India to Spain over about one thousandContinue reading
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow You Will Be Killed Along With Your Families by Philip Gourevitch
So although this part had less action—and by action I mean killing, looting, raping and the whole nine yard—it was no less poignant. I was surprised at Paul Kagame’s candid assessment of the international community’sContinue reading
Something to Soothe
I was writing a blog post and I remembered a song that I had sang in fifth grade for a choir concert. I didn’t like singing it then but now the words are so calmingContinue reading
America’s Secret Role in the Rwandan Genocide by Helen Epstein
First impression of this article after reading it: nothing new or interesting that has total life-changing implications for my perspective of the genocide. As I was reading this article, I kept waiting and waiting forContinue reading
