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Alexander (Xan) Karn

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Alexander (Xan) Karn

Associate Professor of History; University Professor, First Year Seminars

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History
327 Alumni Hall

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BA, University of California, Los Angeles
MA, Central European University
PhD, Claremont Graduate University

  • University Professor, First Year Seminars (2022-present)
  • Associate Professor, Department of History, 2017-present.
  • Director, Peace and Conflict Studies Program, 2018-21.
  • University Professor (Interim), CORE 152, Spring 2018.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of History, 2011-2017
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, History/Peace and Conflict Studies, 2007-2011

Modern European history (political, cultural, and intellectual); historical dialogue, historical justice and reconciliation
 

The politics of history in contemporary societies; historical dialogue and justice in transitional regimes and established democracies; the role of historical commissions in conflict mediation and reconciliation; museums and monuments as sites of historical dialogue
 

  • "Toward a Philosophy of Holocaust Education: Teaching Values Without Imposing Agendas," The History Teacher 45, no. 2 (2012): 221-40.
  • Taking Wrongs Seriously: Apologies and Reconciliation (Edited with Elazar Barkan), Stanford University Press, 2006.
  • "Depolarizing the Past: The Role of Historical Commissions in Conflict Mediation and Reconciliation," Journal of International Affairs, vol. 60, no. 1 (2006): 31-50.