Alexander Hinton is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Director of the ExternalCenter for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University. He is the author of over a dozen books including the award-winning ExternalWhy did they Kill? Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide(California, 2005). His most recent books are ExternalMan or Monster? The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Torturer (Duke, 2016), ExternalThe Justice Facade: Trials of Transition in Cambodia (Oxford, 2018), and ExternalIt Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US (NYU, 2021).

Research Initiatives

Alex Hinton (@AlexLHinton) is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Director for the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention at Rutgers University.  He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including, most recently, ExternalIt Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US (NYU, 2021), ExternalThe Justice Facade: Trials of Transition in Cambodia (Oxford, 2018), and ExternalMan or Monster? The Trial of a Khmer Rogue Torturer (Duke, 2016).  In recognition of his work on Genocide, The American Anthropological Association selected Hinton as the recipient of the 2009 Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology.  Professor Hinton is also a past president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2011-13), a Member/Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (2011-13), and co-convener of the Global Consortium on Bigotry and Hate (2018-24).  He has been invited to speak around the world and is currently completing a book, "The Anthropological Witness," about his 2016 experience testifying as an expert witness at the Khmer Rogue tribunal in Cambodia.

Education

 Ph.D. Anthropology, Emory University, 1997.