Memory, Justice, and Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Cambodia with Dr. Annie Rappeport

How has genocide remembrance served reconciliation efforts in Cambodia? How do official and unofficial actors, from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to everyday citizens, create memory around the Cambodian genocide? In today’s episode of “Conversations on Genocide,” Bekir speaks with Dr. Annie Rappeport, an instructor at the University of Virginia and dialogue designer at The Karsh Institute for Democracy, to analyze post-genocide justice in Cambodia and the various mediums through which it has manifested itself, alongside what the future of genocide commemoration in Cambodia holds.

Annie Rappeport holds a doctorate in international education policy with a specialization in international peace and environmental studies. She conducted in-depth research related to education-centered reparations being developed jointly through transitional justice and civil society actors in Cambodia. She also conducted a multi-year qualitative case study that culminated in her dissertation, "Past as Prologue to Peace in Post-Genocide Cambodia: A Study of Memory Construction and Memory Education by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and Cambodian Civil Society."

Rappeport has held various academic roles at the University of Virginia and the University of Maryland at College Park. At UVA, she teaches graduate level research methods courses. At UMD, she teaches a genocide prevention and education course.

In her current role as a post-doctoral researcher in the Division of Student Affairs at UMD, Rappeport leads a research agenda aimed at cultivating an ecosystem of conflict resolution, belonging, and well-being on campus. Her strategic planning and data analysis have had a direct impact on the campus-wide Mental Health Task Force, fostering a culture of well-being.

Additionally, she is involved in two research and teaching fellowships: Is the Good Life Political? Research Project Fellowship at the University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellowship at Binghamton University's Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP).

Resources

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), https://www.eccc.gov.kh/en/node/39457:
Victim Support Section: https://www.eccc.gov.kh/en/organs/victims-support-section
Who is (was) allowed to be a Civil Party? https://www.eccc.gov.kh/en/victims-support/civil-party-information
Outreach Statistics (last updated 2017): https://www.eccc.gov.kh/sites/default/files/Outreach%20statestics%20as%20of%20September%202017.pdf 

Civil Society Organizations and Reparation Projects:
Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center: https://bophana.org/news/
Acts of Memory Project: https://bophana.org/acts-of-memory-transmission/
Kdei Karuna: https://www.kdei-karuna.org/
Pka Sla Krom Angkha Project: https://www.kdei-karuna.org/publication/2023/1/26/pka-sla-under-angkar
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Cambodia: https://tpocambodia.org/
Healing and Reconciliation for Victims of Torture: https://tpocambodia.org/healing-and-reconciliation-for-victims-of-torture-of-khmer-rouge-trauma/
Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC Cam): https://www.dccam.org/
Genocide Prevention Education Sites Map: https://www.dccam.org/homepage/education/ 
Tuol Sleng (S21) Genocide Museum: https://tuolsleng.gov.kh/en/
Textbook Reparation Project: https://www.dccam.org/homepage/education/a-history-of-democratic-kampuchea-1975-1979/ 
Anlong Veng Peace Center: https://www.dccam.org/homepage/peace/a-history-of-anlong-veng-and-peace-center/
Sophiline Arts: https://angkordatabase.asia/links/sophiline-arts-ensemble
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Cambodia: https://www.centrepeaceconflictstudies.org/
Phare Ponleu Selpak (Brightness of the Arts) School: https://phareps.org/page/16/?option=com_content&view=article&id=65%3Alibrary&catid=35%3Alibrary&Itemid=53&lang=en&et_blog&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjNS3BhChARIsAOxBM6oUwnm-0ezxOUuymMQ_GlKWzZzFxxGVtr6auQHo0pv76VkT_M_NwxcaAoWXEALw_wcB

Academics, Scholars, and Practitioners:
Dr. Savina Sirik: https://www.uu.se/en/contact-and-organisation/staff?query=N23-1916
Pheaktra Song: https://www.ica.org/event/sahr-tuesday-talks-the-use-of-the-khmer-rouge-archives-as-judicial-evidence-by-song-pheaktra-and-helen-jarvis/
Tim Minea: https://www.kdei-karuna.org/our-team
Sopheap Chea: https://bophana.org/contact/
Richard Youn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-s-youn-4013761b1/
Mike Siv: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-siv-33323642/
Center for Khmer Studies: https://khmerstudies.org/
Phare/Dara Hout: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darahuot/?originalSubdomain=kh
Sophiline Cheam Shapiro: https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/sophiline-cheam-shapiro

Documentaries:
Daze of Justice: https://caamfest.com/2016/films/daze-of-justice/
Until They're All Gone: https://cambodia-cfc.org/movies/until-theyre-gone/
The Missing Picture: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/missing-picture

Mental Health Resources

The content featured in this podcast may be emotionally disturbing and intense. Listener discretion is advised. Please consult this document for mental health resources if needed.

U.S.-Based Resources:
• SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
• Open Path Collective: https://openpathcollective.org/
• BIPOC Mental Health Resources: https://www.thementalhealthcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BIPOC-Mental-Health-Resources.pdf

Global Resources:
• Befrienders: https://befrienders.org/
• Find a Helpline: https://findahelpline.com/
• I Call Helpline: https://icallhelpline.org/
• 13 Yarn: https://www.13yarn.org.au/
• Help Guide: https://www.helpguide.org/find-help.htm

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