Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy

In this episode we focus on the topic of toxic masculinity, and the idea of "dangerous men". Toxic masculinity is a concept often used to define unhealthy attributes associated with men and maleness. From being unemotional and power-hungry to narcissistic and violent, men are oftentimes defined by these stereotypes, which create an unhealthy and unrealistic understanding of what it means to be a man in society. 

The term toxic masculinity emerged in the early 1980's and 90’s, mainly as a result of what is referred to as the mythopoetic men's movement of that time, which was a body of self-help activities and therapeutic workshops and retreats for men undertaken by various organisations and authors in the United States. Masculinity and the study of men have become more and more important as focuses of academic, political and media inquiry. Some wonder if this is a backlash to feminism? Or is there something specific behind this interest?

Interviewer and moderator: Mdu Ntuli

Panelists:
Director Tali Nates: founder and executive director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, South Africa;
Prof Bjorn Krondorfer: Director of the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, Flagstaff, USA;
Prof Andrea Pető: Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University in Vienna, Austria and a Doctor of Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
Prof Steve Carr: Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University, in Fort Wayne, USA.

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Dangerous Men | Sleepwalking through the Assault on Democracy

In this episode we focus on the attacks of symbols of democracy, particularly the use of fire: From the Reichstag burning in 1933 in Berlin to Washington DC in January 2021 and the recent fire at the South African parliament.

Interviewer and moderator: Mdu Ntuli

Panelists:
Director Tali Nates: founder and executive director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, South Africa;
Prof Bjorn Krondorfer: Director of the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, Flagstaff, USA;
Prof Andrea Pető: Professor in the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University in Vienna, Austria and a Doctor of Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
Prof Steve Carr: Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University, in Fort Wayne, USA.

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Dangerous Fires | Sleepwalking through the Assault on Democracy

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in partnership with the Austrian Service Abroad, is pleased to introduce Ruben Schaller.

Ruben is currently in Johannesburg to work as an intern (or Gedenkdiener) at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre as part of his Austrian Service Abroad. Austrian Service Abroad is a non-profit organisation founded by Dr. Andreas Maislinger, an Austrian historian and political scientist in 1998. The organisation sends young Austrians to work in partner institutions worldwide in the field of Holocaust commemoration.

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Meet our Intern Ruben Schaller

In this episode we introduce our new series titled, Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy, moderated by four international scholars and experts: 

Andrea Pető, Central European University; 
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre; 
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University; 
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Date of recording: 14 May 2023

Guests: Tali Nates; Andre Pető; Bjorn Krondorfer; Steven Carr

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In this episode, we are joined by Polish poet and musician, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski. 

Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy is moderated by four international scholars and experts: 

Andrea Pető, Central European University; 
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre; 
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University; 
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Opening & closing song: "Never Forget", by Trupa Trupa.
For more information about Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, visit his website: https://grzegorzkwiatkowski.com/en/

Date of recording: 14 May 2023

Guests: Tali Nates; Andre Pető; Bjorn Krondorfer; Steven Carr with special guest Grzegorz Kwiatkowski.

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

In this episode we are joined by author, curator, activist and professor Kerry Whigham. 

Kerry is an assistant professor of genocide and mass atrocity prevention at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention at Binghamton University in New York. He is also the director of research and online education at the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities. Amongst his publications is 'Resonant Violence: Affect, Memory, and Activism in Post-Genocide Societies' published in 2022 which he also presented about at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre. 

Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy is moderated by four international scholars and experts: 

Andrea Pető, Central European University; 
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre; 
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University; 
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Date of recording: 31 May 2023

Guest: Kerry Whigham - www.kerrywhigham.com
Moderator: Tali Nates, Andrea Pető, Bjorn Krondorfer, Steven Carr and special guest Kerry Whigham

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Kerry Whigham

In this episode we are joined by human rights and memory activist and practitioner Nayat Karaköse from Turkey, based in Istanbul. Since 2015, Nayat has worked with the Hrant Dink Foundation, and is the Program Coordinator there.

Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy is moderated by four international scholars and experts:

Andrea Pető, Central European University;
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre;
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University;
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Date of recording: 31 May 2023

Guest: Nayat Karaköse - www.hrantdink.org. 
Moderator: Tali Nates, Andrea  Pető, Bjorn Krondorfer and Steven Carr.

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Nayat Karaköse

In this episode we are joined by artists and multimedia storytellers Gabriela Bulisova and Mark Isaac. Gabriela and Mark collaborate on intimate projects designed to bridge the gap between fine art and documentary practices. Their work includes still photography, video, writing and music focused on the climate crisis, mass incarceration, diversity, memory, trauma and reconciliation. 

Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy is moderated by four international scholars and experts:

Andrea Pető, Central European University;
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre;
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University;
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Date of recording: 20 June 2023

Guests: Gabriela Bulisova and Mark Isaac
http://www.bulisova-isaac.com/
http://www.atlantika-collective.com/
https://www.bulisova-isaac.com/the-landscape-of-our-memory

Moderator: Tali Nates, Andrea  Pető, Bjorn Krondorfer and Steven Carr.

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Gabriela Bulisova & Mark Isaac

This is the sixth episode of our "Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy" series. In this episode, our experts are joined by father Patrick Desbois. Father Patrick Desbois is a French Catholic priest, former head of the commission for relations with Judaism of the French Bishops’s Conference and is the Founder and President of the Yahad In Unum, an organisation dedicated to collecting testimonies of eye-witnesses and to identify and document sites of mass murder of Jews, Roma and other victims in Nazi controlled Eastern Europe.

Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy is moderated by four international scholars and experts:

Andrea Pető, Central European University;
Tali Nates, Executive Director and Founder of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre;
Bjorn Krondorfer, Director of the Martin-Springer Institute and Endowed Professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University;
Steven Carr, Professor of Communication and Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University in Fort Wayne

Date of recording: 23 October 2023

Guest: Father Patrick Desbois
Moderator: Tali Nates, Andrea  Pető, Bjorn Krondorfer and Steven Carr.

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Father Patrick Desbois

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre's Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, welcomes Mary Kluk, Founder and Executive Director of the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre, for a conversation about the DHGC's journey over the past 11 years. Mary will touch on the significance of remembering the 1994 genocide in Rwanda at the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre, with the recent inclusion of the genocide as a case study in their permanent exhibition.

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Standing Up to the Assault on Democracy with Father Patrick Desbois

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