Prof. Dr. A. Dirk Moses

I am interested in the „work“ that the concept of genocide „performs“. 

Whether as a claim during acts of mass violence or afterwards in memory and recognition, genocide has become a term with talismanic power and stigmatic aura. For that reason, it is commonly regarded as the „crime of crimes.“ As a scholar, I take a constructivist approach to such norms and hierarchies to question how and why they evolved; whose interests they serve, and the power of their attraction. I aim to continue this line of inquiry in Frankfurt by working with colleagues on the question of genocide and colonial memory.

Research Area Interpretations: 3.1 Interpretation of Violence | 3.2 Memories of Violence