 On the occasion of the "International Day of the Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime”, the AUB Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), in partnership with AGBU Lebanon and, Lepsius Haus Potsdam, hosted an annual conference titled, "Genocide Through the Lens of Cultural Rights.” The conference was held online (webinar) on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm Beirut time. This year's theme focused on memorialization revolving mainly around genocide in light of cultural destruction and the construction of narratives and memories. The conference also focused on the role of memory as a form of prevention against genocide, and how museums and memorialization can help in providing justice to the victims. Moreover, the legal implications regarding cultural destruction are also important to mention. Opening Remarks Arine Ghazarian, Executive Director, AGBU Joseph Bahout, Director, IFI-AUB Setting the Tone The Loss of Worlds: Genocide Culture and the Challenge of Plurality Roy Knocke, Lepsius Haus Potsdam Panel 1- Cultural Interventions as Prevention Heghnar Watenpaugh, Professor of Art and Architecture at UC Davis Panel 2 - Museums and Memorialization: Communicating A Form of Ongoing Justice The Role of Memory in Prevention: A Failing Story from Afghanistan Ahmad Rashid Salim, University of California, Berkeley Cultural Intervention in Divided Societies: Stories from Azerbaijan and Armenia Part 1: Politics of Cultural Erasure in the Region Simon Maghakian, Investigate Researcher Part 2: The Azerbaijani-Armenian Conflict: An Unheeded Warning from the Past Marcus Papadopoulos, Publisher and Editor of Politics First magazine and an expert on Russia Legality and Justice vs. Memorialization and Cultural Rights Part 1: Cultural Genocide in Iraq by the hands of the IS Ali Al Nashmi – Researcher and Historian Part 2: Heritage and Cultural Diversity at Risk in Syria Alaa Al Sayed Moderator Yeghia Tashjian, Associate Fellow, IFI-AUB Watch the re-run. Comments are closed.
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