Held on March 4, 2015
Clifford Chanin, Executive Vice President and Director at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and Founder of the Legacy Project, showcases his efforts in archiving and displaying artifacts and responses to mass atrocities. Mr. Chanin will discuss the impulse toward creative response to mass violence in societies around the world and provide numerous examples. Next, Dr. Edward Paulino, Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, discusses archiving and responding to the Dominican/Haitian Genocide through culture and art. With an introduction by Dr. Rose Marie Äikäs, Associate Professor of Social Sciences at Queensborough Community College, CUNY.
Clifford Chanin is Executive Vice President and Director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, with responsibility for the growth of the museum's exhibitions, collections, education, and public programs. He received a BA from Wesleyan University and Masters degrees in Journalism and International Affairs from Columbia University.
Dr. Edward Paulino is an Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College, CUNY. His research interests include race, genocide, borders, nation-building, Latin America and the Caribbean, the African Diaspora, and New York State history, Dr. Paulino's research has been supported by the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the PSC-CUNY Research Foundation, and the New York State Archives.