Discourses of Mass Violence in Comparative Perspective

Combining Contemporary History, Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Hebrew Bible/ancient Near Eastern studies the project seeks to understand the discursive justification of mass violence.

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New Publication by Prof. Dr. Juliane Prade-Weiss

Article titled "Open letters by academics on the Israel–Gaza conflict: pitfalls of urgent appeals" published.

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"The Persistence of Evil: Analyzing Long-Term Transmissions of Justifications for Mass Violence"

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Ringvorlesung: Über Gewalt sprechen - Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven

13.10.2025 - 16.02.2026, wöchentlich im Wintersemester 2025/26

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Research Network "The Persistence of Evil"

sponsored by the German Foundation for Peace Research; project start fall/winter 2024

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