Cambodia Wooden guns and blue skirts: Female volunteers in Cold War Cambodia January 10, 2019 0 Written by Catriona Miller. A few women once told me there used to be a statue of the Neary Klahan (Brave Women) at the Old…
Cambodia A new history for old crimes: Sexual violence during the Khmer Rouge regime January 10, 2019 0 Written by Theresa de Langis. Forty years after the fall of the notorious Khmer Rouge regime, which controlled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, a sliver…
Cambodia Deepening the understanding of local complexity through memorialisation and education in post-genocide Cambodia January 10, 2019 0 Written by Savina Sirik. On 16 November 2018, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly known as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT),…
Cambodia Musical style and social identity in Khmer Rouge songs: A preliminary view January 9, 2019 0 Written by J.W. Turner. At the moment of their victory, the Khmer Rouge enjoyed little public support. Accordingly, their ‘Four-Year Plan’ outlined two primary goals:…
Cambodia Emotion and ambiguity in the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum January 8, 2019 0 Written by Michael G. Vann. Phnom Penh is home to one of the world’s most emotionally powerful museums, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. Yet the…
Cambodia Winning and losing under Hun Sen’s win-win policy January 8, 2019 0 Written by Daniel Bultmann. On 29 December 2018, the Cambodian government officially inaugurated a new monument and museum dedicated to the win-win policy of Prime…
Cambodia The long read: Accounting for and accounting in the Cambodian genocide January 7, 2019 0 Written by James A. Tyner. In the wake of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT), much discussion has centred on questions of justice, with an emphasis…
Cambodia Plus ça change: Reflections 40 years after the fall of the Khmer Rouge January 7, 2019 0 Written by David Chandler. In March 1970 Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s head of state and former king, was driven from power in a bloodless pro-American…
Cambodia Reflections on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal September 11, 2017 0 Written by Peter Manning. It is nearly four decades since the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia. Between 1975 and 1979, 1.6 million died from starvation, disease…
Cambodia From Soldier to Guardian Spirit: Cultural Resilience through Re-enchantment August 10, 2017 0 Written by Eve Monique Zucker. Anlong Veng is the famous last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge and the site of Pol Pot’s final resting place. As…