by Robin Kirk | Feb 12, 2014 | featured, Robin Kirk
Too often, the human rights world seems replete with only bad news. Maybe that’s usually true (let’s be real). But sometimes, we get a win. It happened this week, in the US state of Washington. There, Governor Jay Inslee halted executions. This underscores...
by Robin Kirk | Sep 24, 2012 | Robin Kirk
My new post on Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader and the issue of how the second generation remembers… Related articles Bernhard Schlink: Being German is a huge burden (My Thoughts)
by Robin Kirk | Sep 11, 2012 | Robin Kirk
My post on the 9/11 anniversary is up on Memory Bandits… Related articles Obama commemorates anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks Family Matters Blog: Parents Should Stress Safety at 9/11 Anniversary Remembering 9/11
by Robin Kirk | Aug 23, 2012 | Robin Kirk
My second version of the Memory Bandits class is about to start, including an on-line blog. Designed as a capstone for International Comparative Studies majors at Duke, the class uses human rights and the uses of memory to look at central questions and themes related...
by Robin Kirk | Aug 18, 2012 | Robin Kirk
I spent part of the weekend finally catching up on the Pussy Riot news and found this excellent piece by Matthew O’Leary — short and to the point. As O’Leary writes, on February 21, 2012, this three-woman punk band — Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda...
