Explores the relation between histories of violence and their contemporary commemoration.

Modern historiography embraces the notion that time is irreversible, implying that the past should be imagined as something ‘absent’ or ‘distant.’ Victi

Scholars from a variety of disciplines explore the intersections of violence, memory, and sacred space

This book examines the struggles that unfolded in Latin America over the memory of the pasts of political violence experienced by the countries of the continent

Is global violence on the decline? Scholars argue that Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s proposal that violence has declined dramatically over time is flaw