Post-Conflict Truth, Memory, and Reconciliation

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) The suffering from atrocities during war-time is often seen as producing lingering individual and collective trauma, contributing to either personal dysfunction or successive cycles of violence where oppressed groups become the perpetrators in future regimes or conflicts. This course probes the role of memory in transitional societies, with particular emphasis on using memory to strengthen mechanisms for justice and human rights. Reconciliation projects, ranging from community-based initiatives to formal legislated undertakings such as truth and reconciliation commissions are examined in depth. Cross-listed: CRS-4350(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CRS-4350. Requisite Courses: HR-3410, CRS-3410, or the former HRGS-3410, or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].