Remembering Helen Fein: The Future of Genocide Studies

Dr. Helen Fein was one of the four co-founders and first president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, and the founder of the Institute for the Study of Genocide. Helen held a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University and was a pioneer in genocide studies, as a scholar and activist. Her landmark work Accounting for Genocide (University of Chicago, 1979) received the American Sociological Association’s Sorokin Award. Her groundbreaking work continues to influence scholarship in genocide studies and prevention as well as related fields of study.

Co-hosted by the Institute for the Study of Genocide and the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights at Cardozo School of Law, join us for a timely discussion as we honor the work of Dr. Helen Fein and examine the future of genocide studies.

Panelists will include:

• Joyce Apsel, Clinical Professor, New York University
• Alexander L. Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University Newark
• Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Associate Professor of Clinical Law, Cardozo School of Law
• Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Endowed Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College
• Ernesto Verdeja, Associate Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.

For more detailed biographies please click here.

Any questions can be directed to bruna.celic@yu.edu