Genocide Perspectives V: A Global Crime, Australian Voices

• Main Author: Kirril Shields (Editor) (auth)
• Other Authors: Nikki Marczak (Editor) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: UTS ePRESS 2017
• Series: Genocide Perspectives
• Subjects: Genocide Studies; Holocaust; Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Genocide
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Despite the catch-cry bandied about after the Holocaust, "Never Again", genocides continue to destroy cultures and communities around the globe. In this collection of essays, Australian scholars discuss the crime of genocide, examining regimes and episodes that stretch across time and geography. Included are discussions on Australia's own history of genocide against its Indigenous peoples, mass killing and human rights abuses in Indonesia and North Korea, and new insights into some of the core twentieth century genocides, such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. Scholars grapple with ongoing questions of memory and justice, governmental responsibility, the role of the medical professions, gendered experiences, artistic representation, and best practice in genocide education. Importantly, genocide prevention and the role of the global community is also explored within this collection. This volume of Genocide Perspectives is dedicated to Professor Colin Tatz AO, an inspirational figure in the field of human rights, and one of the forefathers of genocide studies in Australia.