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Program on History, Memory, and Conflict Simulation: The Rwandan Genocide Case
Light refreshments will be provided during the simulation.
November 24th, 2014
1:00PM - 4:00PM
The Program on History, Memory, and Conflict at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR), George Mason University, cordially invites you to participate in an interactive simulation focused on the case of the Rwandan Genocide. The simulation, facilitated by the Working Group on History, Memory, and Conflict will be a role-play negotiation and peacebuilding exercise designed to allow conflict analysis and resolution students interested in the interplay between identity, history, and memory, to draw on existing knowledge to be shared and applied to a real case. The simulation will enable participants to further understanding about the important role history plays in the escalation and de-escalations of conflict; analyse the impact of chosen traumas and glories on the formation of identity and the creation of narrative; further comprehension about the complexity of implementing peacebuilding initiatives in cases of identity-based violence and mass atrocities; enhance facilitation and negotiation skills with respect to a deeply traumatized community where self-identity and face saving has the greatest impact; and provide participants with the opportunity to develop creative and visionary approaches to conflict resolution while simultaneously allowing them to reflect on their own roles as third parties.
Karina V. Korostelina, Associate Professor and Director of the Program on History Memory and Conflict at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, GMU will lead the simulation debrief. Upon successful completion of the simulation, participants will receive a certificate of participation from the Program of History, Memory, and Conflict.