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Search and Identification of Corpses and Human Remains in Post-Genocide and Mass Violence Contexts > 9-11 septembre 2013

International workshop - Manchester - 9-11 septembre 2013

2nd Annual & International Workshop of the Research Programme Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide

University of Manchester (UK) - 9th-10th-11th  September 2013

Following a first conference in Paris, in September 2012, focusing on the treatment of corpses in the phase of destruction, this second annual meeting of the research programme “Corpses of mass violence and genocide” aims to explore another post-killing severe manipulation of the bodies: addressing their search and identification. The beginning of the 21st century has already experienced many occurrences of this phenomenon, be it the opening of mass graves from the Spanish Civil War, the identification of corpses by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the long-standing search for disappeared political detainees in Argentina or the large-scale exhumations pursued in Rwanda. Whether bodies have been destroyed through industrial processes, mutilated, buried individually or collectively or even reburied in secondary or tertiary sites, the search and identification of these victims remains are undertaken in various circumstances and raise a wide range of questions.

The conference organisers have therefore gathered multidisciplinary contributions dealing with the search and recovery of bodies in various contexts of mass crimes, focusing in particular on the 20th century. Studies will deal with a variety of geographical areas (Europe, Africa, America and Asia) and focus on the methods and processes involved in the search and identification of victims, as well as the motivations and interests behind these pursuits aiming at understanding what is at stake in conducting exhumations and human remains identification. From understanding these historical objectives, can we learn as much about the ‘searcher’ as we can about the ‘searched’?

Information and Registration : L.Radford@corpsesofmassviolence.eu

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EHESS
CNRS
Sorbonne Paris Nord
INSERM

IRIS - CAMPUS CONDORCET
Bâtiment Recherche Sud
5 cours des Humanités
93322 Aubervilliers cedex
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IRIS - U. SORBONNE PARIS NORD
UFR SMBH 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny cedex
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