Doctoral seminar "Experiences of violence in contemporary conflicts" 2025, session 3: "Documenting violence: how, why?"

Organised by three doctoral students and a young doctor in history from the MESOPOLHIS laboratory, this seminar aims to programme a monthly event for researchers, post-doctoral fellows, doctoral students and masters students in the humanities and social sciences whose research focuses on Experiences of violence in the context of contemporary conflicts (19th-20th centuries).

Registration required at the following link (face-to-face in Aix en Provence and distance learning via Zoom): https://forms.gle/HLEKcqii4s2e36NF9

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Friday 16 May 2025 | 14-16h | EPS (room 205)

Session 3: "Documenting violence: how and why?

Speeches :

• Louise Francezona doctoral student at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (SIRICE laboratory): "Observe, suffer, act: women photographers confronted with war violence (1939-2000)".
• Jules Cosquerica doctoral student at Sciences Po's École de Droit: "Violences guerrières et génocidaires en procès: usages et qualifications juridiques d'un contexte historique. The case of the Rwamucyo trial before the Paris Assize Court".

Discussion: Sophie DaviaudA senior lecturer in political science at Sciences Po Aix (MESOPOLHIS), specialising in Latin America, with a particular focus on Colombia and transitional justice issues.

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Don't miss a single session:

• Session 1: "The exercise of violence: particular experiences of violence in times of conflict at the beginning of the 20th century" (Friday 28 March 2025, 2pm-4pm, EPS 104)
• Session 2: "A violent experience without traces? Experiences of violence in times of conflict as captured by victims and carers of mental disorders in the 19th century" (Friday 4 April 2025, 10am-12pm, EPS 105)
• Session 3: "Documenting violence: how and why" (Friday 16 May, 2pm-4pm, EPS room 205)
• Session 4: "The memory of violence in question: places, perceptions and representations of memory in contemporary European conflicts in the 20th century" (Friday 23 May 2025, 2pm-4pm, EPS 105)

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The "Experiences of Violence in Contemporary Conflicts" seminar in a nutshell:

Following on from the studies carried out as part of the international research group " War Losses and Casualties "This monthly meeting is organised by the MESOPOLHIS "Violence, Crisis and Contemporary Conflicts" Unit and the MESOPOLHIS Unit 5 team, with the aim of bringing together the different approaches of young researchers dealing with the phenomena of violence(s), in order to gain a better understanding of the multiple experiences caused by confrontation with war phenomena.

Organising Committee :

• Théo BORELATER in contemporary history, doctoral student in history
• Pauline CHERBONNIERdoctoral student in history
• Victor NATALIZIOdoctoral student in history
• Thomas RAMONDADoctor of History