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Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide

Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide
Disrupting the Cycle of Genocide
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM
San Diego State University
18+
Free

In an era of rising political polarization and identity-driven conflict, how resistant is the United States to the threat of genocidal violence? What lessons can be drawn from societies that have experienced genocide—and how might deep-rooted cultural narratives around honor, rage, and revenge make even established democracies vulnerable?

Join the San Diego World Affairs Council (SDWAC) and the SDSU Centers for Human Rights and War and Society for a vital conversation with Professor Alexander Hinton, a leading expert on genocide, cultural violence, and white power movements in the United States. Hinton is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University. His recent book, "It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US", explores how seemingly stable societies can spiral into violence.

The discussion will be moderated by Grace Cheng, Founding Director of the Center for Human Rights at the College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University.

This event confronts difficult but necessary questions about the fragility of democracy, the power of ideology, and the warning signs we must not ignore.

Free to the public, pre-registration required.

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