Countdown to the ‘Reflections on Revenge Conference’, University of Leicester, 4th September 2015
Just a few weeks to go now until our innovative new interdisciplinary conference. We have an exciting line up of speakers including a keynote address from leading international human rights lawyer Philippe Sands. Please see our latest press release for more information, and the finalised programme will be released very soon. Booking for delegates is […]
Launch of the Human Cruelty Network website
Just a quick post to say that the website for Extremes of Human Cruelty Research Network is now live at: http://www.le.ac.uk/extremes-human-cruelty The site includes an online survey for any one wanting to share their own personal experiences of visiting a Holocaust memorial site, such as those located at sites of former concentration camps. […]
Confronting Evil
I’ve always been drawn to the darker and more unpleasant aspects of human nature. Ever since early adolescence I’ve been fascinated with horror fiction and film, and moved on from this to an interest in the ‘nasty’ parts of history, and to psychology – trying to understand what motivates people to commit acts of ‘evil’. […]
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