How does the violence of the past impact policy and society today?
This seminar brings together scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to examine the legacies of racial violence against African Americans in the US, taking into account experiences of racism and reconciliation in Norway, to discuss ways forward towards social change.
In a two-panel seminar, we will examine the long-term effects of racial violence for contemporary democratic communities. The first panel will reflect on the legacies of racial violence against African Americans in the United States and how the historical experiences of racial inequality and injustice are impacting US policy and society today. The second panel will elaborate on experiences of historical and current injustice among minorities in Norway, as well as examine some of the lessons learned from Norway’s recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission, to discuss the ways in which those experiences can inform the contemporary US experience.
Bringing together experts in US history and politics, transitional justice, and Norwegian minorities, this two-panel seminar will reflect on the long-term impacts of racial violence for communities, societies, and national politics.
Panel 1 (09:00-10:30)
- Andreas Kravik (TBC), State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Tove Bjørgaas, former US Correspondent, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)
- Bruce Barnhart, Associate Professor, University of Oslo
- Moderator: Adrian Arellano, London School of Economics (LSE)
Panel 2 (11:00-12:30)
- Elin Skaar, Research Professor, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
- Cora Alexa Døving (The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies)
- Moderator: Cyanne E. Loyle, Pennsylvania State University & PRIO
