Ebyan Abshir

Ebyan Abshir

Union College

Ebyan Abshir

Project

Preserving Memory in a Culture of Never Again

  • Chile
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  • Brazil
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  • Turkey
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  • South Africa
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  • Cambodia
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  • Germany

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What purpose does memory serve in a world marked by conflict, atrocity, and genocide? In what ways do post-conflict societies preserve those memories? How universal is their application in pursuit of ‘never again’? In a year of travel, I explored how nations confront, reconcile with, and transition from past atrocities. Moreover, I learned of the power of memory in restoring, preventing, and at times, perpetuating the wounds of the past.

Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation
Ebyan Abshir traveling with the Watson Foundation