UNSAJDER | Responsibility for the Future | Ep01 | Hariz Halilovich – Voicing the Unspeakable: Testimonial Literature on the Srebrenica Genocide

Following the International Scientific Conference “Srebrenica 30 Years After the Genocide: Memory, Responsibility and the Challenges of Denial”, the University of Sarajevo produced a podcast dedicated to commemorating the 30th anniversary of the genocide in and around Srebrenica. Across six episodes, we speak with distinguished scholars and researchers who took part in the Conference.

In the first episode, Tina Kalinić, Senior Assistant at the Academy of Performing Arts, University of Sarajevo, hosts Prof. Dr Hariz Halilovich.

Hariz Halilovich is Professor of Global Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne and an internationally recognised genocide scholar. His research explores genocide, forced displacement, war-related trauma, memory politics, and diaspora identities, with a strong focus on community-based and survivor-centred approaches. He is the author of Places of Pain: Forced Displacement, Popular Memory and Translocal Identities in Bosnian War-torn Communities (Berghahn Books, 2013), which received international acclaim, and Writing After Srebrenica (Buybook, 2017). Halilovich’s scholarship is grounded in long-term collaborations with survivor communities and cultural institutions across Europe, the United States, and Australia. He is a regular contributor to public and academic debates on genocide, memory justice, and human rights, and is committed to using research as a tool for advocacy, education and social change. Through his work, Halilovich brings to light the lived experiences of those affected by genocide and displacement, underscoring the vital role of memory and storytelling in processes of healing, justice and the reconstruction of identity.