Joy Sather-Wagstaff, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, will present “Meeting the Challenge of Genocide in a Globalized World: Memorial Museums as Institutions for Conscience,” on Oct. 28 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Century Theater as part of World iView sponsored by the Office of International Programs.
Since the 1930s, more than 18 million people have been killed in acts of genocide, including 1.4 million within the last 20 years. Violence continues today in Congo and Sudan. Sather-Wagstaff will discuss the role memorial museums such as Kigali Memorial Centre in Rwanda and Cambodia’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum play in educating visitors from around the world. She will present information on her research, conducted with Rebekah Sobel, for an exhibit called “From Memory to Action” at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a series of online programming offered through the museum that encourages visitors to take action against genocide.