Millions of Voices, Suddenly Silenced: Using Science Fiction to Understand Genocide

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Abstract: Sean Gallagher’s capstone project focused on the legal, social, and historical definitions of genocide and how this is constructed in the public imaginary. Through an analysis of Article Two of the Genocide Convention, Sean sought to understand how genocide is conflated with similar terms, such as mass killings, and how this has influenced its relationship to world events. He specifically studied how the Holocaust influenced modern definitions of genocide and blended the concepts of genocide and mass killing in the popular consciousness. To fully understand the underpinnings of the term genocide, Sean also utilized science fiction and the phenomenon of cognitive estrangement as a mechanism to understand genocide from the perspectives of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders, separating the legal concept from the popular (mass-murder focused) concept of genocide.

Author	Gallagher, Sean

DOI	https://doi.org/10.25740/bk329pg7411
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/bk329pg7411

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Preferred citation: Gallagher, S. (2022). Millions of Voices, Suddenly Silenced: Using Science Fiction to Understand Genocide. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/bk329pg7411

Stanford Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Minor in Human Rights Capstone Projects

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