March 4, 2015 "The Art of Afterward: Documenting Collective Memory” Mr. Clifford Chanin, Director of Education and Public Programs at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, and founder of “The Legacy Project,” will discuss the responsibilities and challenges of interpreting, documenting and educating the public about artifacts which respond to mass atrocity. Mr. Chanin will also discuss the human impulse toward creative response to mass violence and how societies use art to recognize common ground in the historical experience of others. Mr. Chanin will co-present with Dr. Edward Paulino, assistant professor of global history at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, who teaches the history of genocide and specializes in the Dominican-Haitian border conflict and the African Diaspora. Dr. Paulino is also the founder and publisher of “Border of Lights,” an organization dedicated to using culture and art to promote historical awareness and healing. He will focus his comments on historical artistic responses to genocide, with specific attention to the Dominican-Haitian conflict.

• published: 11 Mar 2015
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