Elie Wiesel Memorial Lecture Series

and Launch Event for the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Major

Wednesday, October 26th at 6 PM

Timothy Snyder

The War in Ukraine and the Question of Genocide

Moderator: Alexis Peri

The Russian invasion of Ukraine involves overtly genocidal language and uncontroversially genocidal actions. Indeed, the definition of genocide provided by the 1948 Convention helps us to classify and document major Russian policies in Ukraine. Russian war propaganda also involves a deliberate attempt to trivialize and traduce the terminology of genocide and indeed of the Holocaust itself. For all of these reasons, it is crucial to clearly conceptualize present events in a way that strengthens normative commitments and reinforces historical lessons.

Professor Snyder teaches at Yale University, focusing on Eastern Europe and the Second World War. His books include Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning and The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America.

The reception, including refreshments, will start at 5pm, followed by a 6 pm lecture. 

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