When does the event start and how long does it last?

It starts on Tuesday, 19.05.2026, at 19:00. The expected duration is about 90 minutes; exact details will follow.

Will there be a book signing or Q&A afterwards?

Information will follow. Whether a Q&A or signing session takes place will be published by the organizer shortly.

How is access organized via public transport?

From U S Neuperlach Süd, bus lines 217 or 199 go to Universitätsstraße stop. Access is via the West visitor gate.

What access requirements apply on site?

Visitors must be registered at the visitor gate and present a valid identification. Please allow some time for the entry formalities.

Parking spaces are available on the university campus; follow the signage after the visitor gate. Please note the signs on site.

Is there an admission fee?

Information on ticket prices is not yet available. More information will follow on the event page.

Memory Comes Alive: Timothy Williams on Perpetrators, Victims, Heroes in Neubiberg, Politics of Memory

Name: Perpetrator, Victim, Hero. The Politics of Memory after Mass Violence
Start: 2026-05-19T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-19T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Universität der Bundeswehr München

An Evening about Memory: Timothy Williams Unfolds the Politics of Perpetrator, Victim, Hero

How are roles narrated, solidified, contested after mass violence? Political scientist Timothy Williams takes his audience into the reading atmosphere of a reflective lecture that dissects memory politics in Cambodia, Rwanda, and Indonesia – a literary experience of thinking between analysis, empathy, and author encounter.

The Voice of Research: Language that Cuts Precisely

Williams’ lecture bridges genre boundaries: scientific reading, intellectual narration, political analysis. His clear voice condenses narratives into tangible images; the linguistic craftsmanship opens spaces where terms like perpetrator, victim, and hero become recognizable as fluid cipher. Thus, literary quality emerges beyond fiction: a poetics of evidence.

Memory Spaces: Cambodia, Rwanda, Indonesia

At the center is the question of how societies remember after genocide. Williams shows how narratives generate power: Who is considered a perpetrator, who speaks as a victim, who is remembered as a hero – and how ambiguities subvert these roles. The result is a dense panorama of memory politics that casts new light on the present.

Context and Canon: Work, Discourse, Cultural Significance

The lecture reflects central theses from his current book on Memory Politics and connects to the canon of Memory Studies. Expertise meets experiential examples from field research and archives; the narration remains precise, source-secured, and committed to literary discourse.

Voices of Readers

The reactions of readers are clear: On X, literary and science enthusiasts emphasize the relevance of Williams’ argument, which keeps role models in the memory of political communities fluid.

Conclusion: A concentrated evening is expected that transforms language into insight: a lecture that sharpens personal memory, shifts thinking habits, and invites lively engagement with history. Attend, listen, engage.