BYZ003 - Memory and Memorialisation

On the 9th January, 1979 Vietnamese troops overthrew Pol Pot, bringing an end to the violence and genocide that defined his rule. The effort to rebuild the country after decades of war was long and arduous, and made even more difficult by Cold War politics and ongoing guerilla warfare conducted by the Khmer Rouge well into the 1990's. It was a tumultuous and difficult period, one which has had a deep influence on Cambodian politics and society today - and which continues to be bitterly contested in the way that it is remembered and memorialised. How do Cambodians make sense of their tragic and bloody past? And what difference does the memorialisation of genocide have on the way people live their lives today? I spoke to four experts on reconciliation and peacebuilding to begin to answer these questions. We shared fascinating discussions on a wide range of topics, including on the rise of Hun Sen and the CCP, the role of "fake news" and whether or not the Vietnamese faked the Toul Sleng prison, as well as why some people in Cambodia still support the Khmer Rouge leadership even to this day... I was honoured to speak with Prok Vanny, formerly of the Human Rights Defence League Party; Chhay Visoth, Director of the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum; Kheang Ly, Director of the Anlong Veng Peace Center; and Chum Mey, survivor of the Toul Sleng torture prison. Thank you for your time and generosity in sharing your insights and experiences for this podcast.

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BYZ003 - Memory and Memorialisation is an episode from Beyond Year Zero: Cambodia Then and Now by Beyond Year Zero.

This episode is 00:56:26 long.

This episode was published on May 10, 2020.

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