We are a network of scholars who have come together because our field and our institutions are in crisis. We work in a variety of disciplines in the field generally known as Holocaust and Genocide Studies and have expertise in histories, theories, and contemporary cases of racism, antisemitism, fascism, and political violence, and in the study of genocides and mass atrocities in different parts of the world. Members of the group have affiliations in related fields such as Human Rights, International Law, Jewish Studies, Memory Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Settler Colonial Studies, Migration Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies.
Our expertise helps us to recognize and understand the erosion of democracy and the unfolding of political violence that we see all around us. Our study of histories of genocide and mass atrocity gives us insight into the rise of authoritarianism and ethnonationalism; the processes of dehumanization, ethnic cleansing, and genocide that accompany it; and the urgent need for civil society resistance. As we face this alarming authoritarian and nationalist turn, we come together in a joint commitment to mobilize our work in the interest of social justice and equality for all.