Not to Forgive, but to Understand
A podcast series discussing topics in genocide studies with scholars and individuals deeply involved in understanding the complexities of genocide and its perpetrators. Presented by writer, and scholar of Genocide Studies Sabah Carrim, along with co-host Luis Gonzalez-Aponte. Tune in to this podcast series for insightful discussions on pressing topics in the field.
Podcasting since 2024 • 31 episodes
Not to Forgive, but to Understand
Latest Episodes
Alexandra Birch: The Sound of Atrocity — Music in Nazi Europe
In this episode, we’re joined by Alexandra Birch, violinist, historian, and author of Hitler’s Twilight of the Gods: Music and the Orchestration of War and Genocide in Europe.Birch’s research examines how music and sound functioned as tools...
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Mehnaz Afridi: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Muslims in Holocaust Memory
In this conversation, Mehnaz Afridi—Professor of Religion and Philosophy and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan University—discusses her groundbreaking work “Shoah Through Muslim Eyes”, the overloo...
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Bruce Robbins: On Literature, Atrocity, and Academic Freedom
In this episode of Not to Forgive, but to Understand, we speak with Bruce Robbins—Columbia University professor and author of Atrocity: A Literary History. Drawing on his recent book, we explore how literature grapples with th...
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Ava Homa: On Kurdish Identity and Social Fragmentation in Iran
DescriptionIn this episode, we speak with Ava Homa—award-winning author of Daughters of Smoke and Fire and Echoes from the Other Land—about Kurdish identity, structural violence, and the cycles of oppression in I...
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Roni Mikel-Arieli: Jewish Detainees in Mauritius During WWII
In this episode, we speak with Roni Mikel Arieli, a cultural historian and Teaching and Research Fellow at the Rabb Center for Holocaust Studies, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Mikel Arieli specializes in modern Jewish history, African stu...
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