Death and Displacement in Sudan: Evidence of Continuing State-Led Genocide with John Hagan

Hear from author John Hagan, co-author of “Darfur and the Crime of Genocide” (Cambridge University Press, 2009), which examines the 2004 State Department survey  of more than a thousand interviews from refugees in Chad that verified Colin Powell's U.N. and congressional testimonies about the Darfur genocide.  It documents the Sudanese government's enlistment of Arab Janjaweed militias in destroying black African communities. The central questions are: Why is the United States so ambivalent to genocide? Why do so many scholars deemphasize racial aspects of genocide? How can the science of criminology advance understanding and protection against genocide?

Hagan is John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University.  He is also the editor of Annual Review of Law and Social Science.

Following the lecture, guests will enjoy the opening reception for the sculptural art exhibit “Toward Greater Awareness: Darfur and American Activism” featuring remarks by artist Mitch Lewis.

This lecture is hosted in conjunction with the exhibition Toward Greater Awareness: Darfur and American Activism, which is sponsored by UNC Global and the African Studies Center.