Home- Faculty Search- Faculty Directory- Xan Karn Colgate Directory FACULTY DETAIL < BACK TO RESULTS Alexander KarnAssistant Professor of History History , 328 Alumni Hall p 315 2287514akarn@colgate.edu Degree BA, UCLA, 1993; MA, Central European University, 1998; MA, PhD, Claremont University, 1998, 2006 Teaching Experience Visiting Assistant Professor, History/Peace and Conflict Studies, 2007-2011 Lecturer, Department of History, California State University, Fullerton, 2000-2007 Specialities Modern European history (political, cultural, and intellectual); historical justice and reconciliation Interests The politics of history in contemporary societies; historical justice in transitional regimes; the role of historical commissions in conflict mediation and reconciliation. Publications • Taking Wrongs Seriously: Apologies and Reconciliation (Edited with Elazar Barkan), Stanford Unviersity Press, 2006• "Depolarizing the Past: The Role of Historical Commissions in Conflict Mediation and Reconciliation," Journal of International Affairs, vol. 60, no. 1 (2006): 31-50. Distinctions Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cal State Fullerton, 2006-2007.