Never Again is not Enough:Researching and Representing Genocide Comparatively

Can we compare genocides without offering shallow parallels or establishing hierarchies of suffering? Can we learn from different memory cultures of these atrocities, even as some go against our idealized self-perceptions as Americans? We seek to outline comparative themes present in the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Native American experience. These comparative themes can be the framework for comparison in research and – with the help of digital tools already developed – in teaching. Representing genocide in comparative ways also necessitates a better understand of how different memory cultures compete for American audiences in digital settings.