Venue: Cres, Croatia
Date: July 1-12, 2018
Applications have started for the 2018 edition of the Cres Summer School on Transitional Justice and the Politics of Memory, a unique, two-week immersion into how diverse societies around the world deal with past abuses and conflicts. The Cres Summer School offers participants a timely, intensive and multidisciplinary immersion in topics such as human rights, war crimes trials, cultural memory, and processes of post-conflict reconciliation in diverse regions of the world. It includes lectures, workshops, site visits and films focusing on the politics of memory and transitional justice. Lecturers include an all-star cast of scholars and practitioners in transitional justice from around the world.
The summer school hosts an international group of students from around the world (the 2017 program included participants from South Africa, Brazil, South Korea, Europe and the U.S.). The students have the unparalleled opportunity to engage with a diverse group of peers. They gain ideas and build networks that inspire research, theses, study abroad programs, and post-graduation careers.
For more information check out the official website, Twitter (@CresTJSummer) or Facebook page.
