Peace at What Cost? The Amnesty Dilemma
Governments frequently use transitional justice mechanisms to restore peace and… Read More »Peace at What Cost? The Amnesty Dilemma
Truth and Reconciliation
Architecture for Peace: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, designed by the Japanese architect… Read More »Architecture for Peace: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Twenty-Five Years of the Good Friday Agreement and the Challenges of Grassroots Peacebuilding
2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement,… Read More »Twenty-Five Years of the Good Friday Agreement and the Challenges of Grassroots Peacebuilding
(Un)Natural Altruism?
Trigger warning: references to genocide and ethnic violence As ethnic… Read More »(Un)Natural Altruism?
Machuca (2004): Children and Conflict in Cinema
In a recent Film Studies class, we watched the Chilean… Read More »Machuca (2004): Children and Conflict in Cinema
Versions of Antigone: Sophocles’ Classic Heroine as an Anti-War Symbol
Sophocles’ Antigone Written in around 441 BC, this ancient Greek… Read More »Versions of Antigone: Sophocles’ Classic Heroine as an Anti-War Symbol
The ‘Wolfe Tones’: Rebel Songs and the Rhetoric of Peace in Ireland
Established in 1963, the Wolfe Tones are one of Irelands… Read More »The ‘Wolfe Tones’: Rebel Songs and the Rhetoric of Peace in Ireland
“Get Your Brits Out”- ‘Kneecap’, Activism and Antagonism in Northern Ireland
Kneecap are a rap trio from West Belfast who’s Irish-language… Read More »“Get Your Brits Out”- ‘Kneecap’, Activism and Antagonism in Northern Ireland
Screenplay: Hyacinths
“Listen. Listen to me.” I am writing a series of… Read More »Screenplay: Hyacinths