Roundtable on Genocide Studies on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Genocide Studies International

About this episode

A roundtable discussion on the state of genocide studies and the role of academic journals in the field, marking the 20th anniversary of Genocide Studies International.

2026 marks the 20th year of publishing Genocide Studies International. The journal's first issue was a special issue on genocide in Darfur. Twenty years later, newspapers and podcasts are talking again about mass violence in Sudan. So I thought it would be a good time to host a discussion among current and former editors of the journal about the state of genocide studies and about how academic journals can contribute to its goals. We talked about the nature of the field of genocide studies, about what it means to be a scholar in a field where activism is common, and about how GSI understands its purpose. And we say a bit to graduate students and early career academics about how to get an article published in GS. If you're interested in this interview, I'd suggest looking back in the NBGS archives to look for discussions about the purpose of genocide education with Maureen Hiebert and Jim Waller and an interview with John Roth and Carol Rittner about their belief that Holocaust and Genocide education is failing to achieve that purpose. Genocide Studies International is a journal of the Zoryan Institute and is published by University of Toronto Press. You can find more information…

Topics covered

• genocide studies
• academic journals
• mass violence
• activism
• publication process
• education

Keywords

• genocide
• academic journals
• Sudan
• Genocide Studies International
• Zoryan Institute
• publication
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Genocide Studies International, Zoryan Institute, University of Toronto Press

Places: Sudan

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