Category: Books, films, TV reviews
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Nuremberg Film Review
by Chloe Smith Theatrical release poster from Wikipedia James Vanderbilt’s new historical drama Nuremberg takes as its subject matter the trial of the Nazi war criminals in the aftermath of the Second World War. For nearly two and a half hours, the film centres on perpetrators; exploring the Nazi psyche through its portrayal of Hermann…
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Film Screening: Silence of Reason + Q&A with Director Kumjana Novakova
Arta Uka On 30 January 2025, the Visual and Embodied Methodologies Network, the Art and Conflict Hub and the War Crimes Research Group hosted a screening of Kumjana Novakova’s film, Silence of Reason. The screening was followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A with Director Kumjana Novakova, Cécile Bourne-Farrell and Professor Denisa Kostovicova and…
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Book Review of Amoral Communities: Collective Crimes in Times of War by Mila Dragojević
By Melina Ackermann All too often, scholars have explained mass atrocities by looking primarily at the macropolitical circumstances. But how do those broader social dynamics translate to heightened levels of violence in formerly peaceful neighbourhoods? Mila Dragojević addresses this question by looking into what she terms ‘amoral communities’. During conflict, amoral communities are created on…