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| Monash University Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide | |
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| Name | Monash University Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide |
| Established | 2000 |
| Type | Research centre |
| Affiliation | Monash University, Australia |
| Location | Clayton, Victoria, Melbourne |
Monash University Centre for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide is a research centre based at Monash University in Melbourne focused on scholarship, teaching and public engagement concerning genocide, mass atrocity and Holocaust studies. The centre links historical inquiry into events such as the Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, the Rwandan genocide, and the Cambodian genocide with contemporary issues addressed by institutions such as the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, and the Human Rights Watch. It operates alongside other academic units including the Faculty of Arts, the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, and the National Centre for Australian Jewish Studies.
The centre was founded in 2000 during a period of institutional growth that involved figures from Monash University, alumni of Munk School of Global Affairs, survivors connected to Yad Vashem, and scholars influenced by debates at the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the United Nations Centre for Human Rights. Early activities referenced archival collections from the State Library of Victoria, testimonies associated with Wiesenthal Center networks, and contributions by historians trained at University of Oxford, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and University of Cambridge. Over time the centre expanded research partnerships with museums such as the Australian War Memorial and academic programmes modeled after centres like the Brandeis University Tauber Institute and the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies.
The centre’s mission aligns scholarship on the Holocaust and genocides such as the Bosnian Genocide and the Guatemalan Genocide with policy-relevant analysis for bodies like the Australian Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Objectives include advancing research inspired by archives such as the Imperial War Museums holdings, promoting pedagogy linked to curricula at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University, and informing public commemoration similar to practices at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ariel University programs.
The centre supports postgraduate supervision connected to doctoral programmes at Monash University, supervises thesis projects comparing cases like the Herero and Namaqua Genocide and the Darfur conflict, and hosts visiting scholars from institutions such as Yale University, Columbia University, and Leiden University. Its thematic research clusters address perpetrators and bystanders exemplified in studies of the Wehrmacht, the Milosevic trial, and the Vichy regime as well as victim and survivor testimony linked to collections from Arolsen Archives, Shoah Foundation, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Courses interact with modules on Genocide Studies Program frameworks and seminars co-taught with faculty from the Asian Studies Programme and the Law Faculty.
Public engagement includes conferences featuring speakers from Yad Vashem, panels with representatives of Jewish Council of Victoria, and educational workshops for teachers aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Outreach initiatives have partnered with cultural institutions such as the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, the Jewish Museum of Australia, and civic commemorations linked to ANZAC Day events. The centre develops school resources comparable to materials from the Holocaust Educational Trust and collaborates with community groups including the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and refugee advocacy organisations.
The centre produces edited volumes and working papers akin to series published by Routledge, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press, and it has overseen projects documenting oral histories contributed to archives like the Shoah Foundation and the Arolsen Archives. Major research projects have examined comparative genocide frameworks referencing scholarship by Sven Lindqvist, Raphael Lemkin, and Brahm-style analyses, and have resulted in exhibitions comparable to displays at the Imperial War Museums and catalogues similar to those of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Collaborative links include partnerships with the Victorian Government, international centres such as the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS) at Utrecht University, legal bodies such as the International Criminal Court, and memory institutions including Yad Vashem and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Academic exchange programmes have involved faculties from University of Haifa, University of Toronto, King's College London, and links with NGOs such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch for policy workshops.
Leadership and affiliates have included scholars trained at University of Oxford, former staff with fellowships at Memorial de la Shoah, visiting fellows from Harvard University and Princeton University, and collaborative appointments with curators from the Australian War Memorial and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cultural outreach officers. Senior researchers and lecturers associated with the centre have published alongside authors from Yale University Press, Cambridge University Press, and have served on advisory boards for bodies like the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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