“A reporter’s dangerous guided tour through Democratic Kampuchea”
Schedule:
Discussion with institution staffs: February 8, 2012 at 3:30pm
Discussion with students: Febuary 9, 2012 at 9am
Opening: February 9, 2012 at 6pm
Exhibition Date: 9 – 29 February, 2012
Location: Bophana Center, #64, Street 200, Phnom Penh
Purpose:
Bophana Center with support from US Embassy in Phnom Penh and University of Washington Libraries is hosting an exhibit of rare photographs from Democratic Kampuchea, including recorded interviews of Khmer Rouge learders by the famous American journalist Elizabeth Becker in order to raise awareness to the public. She will explain why officials of Democratic Kampuchea invited her to come in 1978; explain what the world did and did not know about Democratic Kampuchea; what she saw and didn’t see on the trip; the historic importance of the trip and how Cambodia is confronting its past today.
