Mass Confinement – What’s Old is News

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By Sean Graham

This week I talk with Aidan Forth, author of Camps: A Global History of Mass Confinement. We talk about the definition of camps, the commonalties among camps, and the ubiquity of mass confinement. We also talk about studying these sites across cultures, how echoes of past camps inform modern confinement, and the continuing legacy of camps.

Historical Headline of the Week

Nurith Aizenman, “What World War II taught us about how to help starving people today,” NPR, April 19, 2024.

Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca

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