Alexander Laban Hinton

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Alexander Laban Hinton
Born
United States
Academic background
Genocide Studies

Alexander Laban Hinton is an anthropologist whose work focuses on genocide, mass violence, extremism, transitional justice, and human rights. He has written extensively on the

It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US[2] and Anthropological Witness: Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.[3] As of 2024, he is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University.[4]

Research

Alexander Hinton is the author of seventeen books and numerous essays. He serves as an Academic Advisor to the

Journal of Perpetrator Research, and as co-editor of the CGHR-Rutgers University Press book series, "Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights." He also co-organized the 2014-2016 Rethinking Peace Studies
initiative and is co-convener of the Global Consortium on Bigotry and Hate (2019-2024). Hinton's recent book, "Anthropological Witness," centers on his 2016 experience testifying as an expert witness at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia.

Research positions

As of 2023[update], Hinton holds the positions of Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights,[5] Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, and UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University. During 2011–2013, Hinton was President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars.[6] He was a Member/Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey during the same period.

Awards and Prizes

Among other awards, Hinton received the American Anthropological Association's 2009 Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology[7] and 2022 Anthropology in the Media Award.[8]

Scholarly works

Notable publications by Hinton include:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Alex Hinton testifies at UN-backed Tribunal for the Khmer Rouge". Rutgers University. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "It Can Happen Here". New York University Press. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Anthropological Witness". Cornell University Press. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Alex Hinton". Rutgers SASN. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "CGHR". Rutgers University. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "IAGS". Genocide Scholars. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Textor Prize". American Anthropological Association. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Alex Hinton Wins Anthropology in the Media Award for Raising Awareness of Genocide and Human Rights". Rutgers University. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Night of the Khmer Rouge". Paul Robeson Gallery. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Hidden Genocides". Rutgers University Press. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Colonial Genocide in Indigenous North America". Duke University Press. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Man or Monster?". Duke University Press. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  14. ^ Rethinking Peace. Retrieved June 24, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  15. ^ "It Can Happen Here". New York University Press. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  16. . Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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