Antonius C.G.M. Robben

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, specializing in the study of mass violence, sociocultural trauma, and memory politics. His books include the award-winning Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina (Pennsylvania, 2005) and Argentina Betrayed: Memory, Mourning, and Accountability (Pennsylvania, 2018). Webpage: https://www.uu.nl/staff/trobben.

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A black and white photograph of military perpetrators during Argentina's 1976 coup d'état. Prominent military leaders, including Jorge Rafael Videla (center), stand at attention in uniforms behind multiple microphones. Videla reads from a paper, symbolizing the Junta Militar's formal announcement of their seizure of power. Other perpetrators, Emilio Massera (left) and Orlando Ramón Agosti (right), flank Videla, representing the Argentine Army, Navy, and Air Force, key orchestrators of state terrorism during the dictatorship.

Books

Perpetrators of Mass Violence: How to Approach and Study Them

About the book Perpetrators: Encountering Humanity’s Dark Side, by Antonius C.G.M. Robben and Alexander Laban Hinton, published by Stanford University…

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