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Susan Slyomovics

    How to accept German reparations
    The Object of Memory
    The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco
    • The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco

      • 288 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Focusing on the intersection of politics, anthropology, and performance, this book provides an insightful analysis of the current human rights landscape in Morocco. It explores the dynamics of public protest and dissidence, presenting a vision for potential future developments in these areas. Through its unique approach, the work sheds light on the complexities of human rights in the Moroccan context.

      The Performance of Human Rights in Morocco
    • The Object of Memory

      Arab and Jew Narrate the Palestinian Village

      • 320 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      The book is noted for its thorough research and is crafted with both passion and elegance, making it a compelling read. It offers insightful perspectives that are particularly relevant to the study of the Middle East, appealing to scholars and general readers alike.

      The Object of Memory
    • In a landmark process that transformed global reparations after the Holocaust, Germany established the largest redress program in history, exceeding $60 billion. This initiative highlights how material acknowledgment of human rights violations can validate victims' experiences. However, it raises challenging questions about measuring suffering and loss: What is the worth of a life? What types of violence warrant compensation? Susan Slyomovics examines various compensation programs through anthropological and human rights perspectives, questioning the disparities between German reparations and French restitution for Algerian Jews during the Vichy era. She also explores whether colonial crimes deserve reparations and how these models might relate to the contemporary Israel-Palestine conflict. Drawing on her family's history—her grandmother and mother, both Czechoslovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz, Plaszow, and Markkleeberg—Slyomovics notes their differing views on applying for post-World War II Wiedergutmachung programs. She argues that the legacies of German reparations can inform future reparative approaches, prompting an investigation into the complex legal, ethnographic, and personal dilemmas that reparations inherently present.

      How to accept German reparations