The World and Darfur: International Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Western Sudan (Volume 5) (Arts Insights)

This updated edition of The World and Darfur brings together genocide scholars from a range of disciplines - social history, art history, military history, African studies, media studies, literature, political science, and sociology - to provide a cohesive and nuanced understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan. Contributing authors, including Eric Reeves, Frank Chalk, Eric Markusen, and Samuel Totten, look at the lessons learned from the United Nations' failure to intervene during the Rwandan genocide, the representation of Darfur in the mainstream media, atrocity investigations, activist and NGO campaigns, art exhibitions and political rhetoric, and the role of the international community in the discourse of genocide prevention and intervention. For a complete list of contributors please visit www.mqup.ca Foreword / Lt.-Gen. (Ret.) Roméo Dallaire Introduction : the international response to Darfur / Amanda F. Grzyb Pt. 1. From Rwanda to Darfur. What Darfur teaches us about the lessons learned from Rwanda / Gerald Caplan Lessons learned or not learned from the Rwandan genocide / Brent Beardsley Media coverage, activism, and creating public will for intervention in Rwanda and Darfur / Amanda F. Grzyb Pt. 2. The crisis in Darfur. Three empirical investigations of alleged genocide in Darfur / Eric Markusen Mass-atrocity crimes in Darfur and the response of Government of Sudan media to international pressure / Frank Chalk and Danielle Kelton Death in Darfur : total mortality from violence, malnutrition, and disease : April/May 2006 / Eric Reeves Pt. 3. Representation and response. Saving lives in Darfur, 2003-06? : lots of talk, little to no action / Samuel Totten Visual advocates : depicting Darfur / Carla Rose Shapiro Rhetoric, rights, and the boundaries of recognition : making Darfur public / Daniel Listoe Preventing genocide and crimes against humanity : one innovation and new global initiative / H. Peter Langille. Contents Acknowledgments Contributors Foreword Introduction: The International Response to Darfur PART ONE: FROM RWANDA TO DARFUR 1 What Darfur Teaches Us about the Lessons Learned from Rwanda 2 Lessons Learned or Not Learned from the Rwandan Genocide 3 Media Coverage, Activism, and Creating Public Will for Intervention in Rwanda and Darfur PART TWO: THE CRISIS IN DARFUR 4 Three Empirical Investigations of Alleged Genocide in Darfur 5 Mass-Atrocity Crimes in Darfur and the Response of Government of Sudan Media to International Pressure 6 Death in Darfur: Total Mortality from Violence, Malnutrition, and Disease: April/May 2006 PART THREE: REPRESENTATION AND RESPONSE 7 Saving Lives in Darfur, 2003–06? Lots of Talk, Little to No Action 8 Visual Advocates: Depicting Darfur 9 Rhetoric, Rights, and the Boundaries of Recognition: Making Darfur Public 10 Preventing Genocide and Crimes against Humanity: One Innovation and New Global Initiative Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z The crisis in Darfur has led to systemic and widespread murder, rape, and abduction, and forced displacement of millions of civilians. This book brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan. The authors look at lessons learned from United Nations failure to intervene during Rwandan genocide, the representation of Darfur in mainstream media, atrocity investigations, activist and NGO campaigns, art exhibitions and political rhetoric, and role of international community in genocide prevention and intervention. A common theme is the succession of political, bureaucratic, and informational barriers that prevented international community from staging effective action--Publisher's description. Examines the international response to the crisis in western Sudan, discussing the inability of the U.N. peacekeeping mission to protect civilians and the barriers that have prevented effective action to halt the crimes against humanity in Darfur.