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Today's episode deals with some of the heavier topics in the news cycle-- war, war crimes, terrorism, genocide, and the war in Ukraine. We speak with Dr. Gregor Kranjc, Associate Professor with the Department of History on his research into war and society and his courses on genocide, terrorism, and the Holocaust, as well as how to teach heavy topics and why studying history is important to countering conspiracy theories. We talk about the challenges of having family connections to your research topic, the importance of memorialization, and connections between landscape and identity.\nGiven these topics, today's episode may be upsetting to some listeners. We'll be back next episode with something a little lighter.\n\xa0\nLinks\nDr. Gregor Kranjc faculty bio\nDepartment of History, Brock University\xa0\nGovernment of Canada War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity\xa0\nRussia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine occurring within a complex historical framework: Brock expert (Brock News, 24 Feb. 2022)\xa0\nHistorical Dictionary of Slovenia \xa0(Rowman and Littleton)\xa0\nTo Walk with the Devil: Slovene Collaboration and Axis Occupation, 1941-1945 (University of Toronto Press) \xa0\nIn the Land of Ghosts: War, Memory and Reconciliation in Kocevje, Slovenia (1941-present) (in progress)\n\xa0\nRelated Episodes\nS2E09 Identity and Trauma with Dr. Cristina Santos\n\xa0\nCredits\nThank you for listening to Foreword.\xa0\nFind our footnotes, links to more information, transcripts, and past episodes on our website\xa0brocku.ca/humanities.\xa0\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on\xa0Twitter\xa0and\xa0Instagram\xa0@brockhumanities.\xa0\nPlease subscribe and rate us on your favourite podcasting app\xa0so you don\u2019t miss an episode.\xa0\nForeword\xa0is hosted and produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\xa0\nSeries four sound editing is by\xa0Serena Atallah. Theme music is by\xa0Khalid Imam.\xa0\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.