The Evacuation of Phnom Penh during the Cambodian Genocide: Applying Spatial Video Geonarratives to the Study of Genocide

Authors

James A. Tyner, Kent State UniversityFollow
Andrew Curtis, Kent State UniversityFollow
Sokvisal Kimsroy, Kent State UniversityFollow
Chhunly Chhay, Kent State UniversityFollow

Abstract

On April 17, 1975 Khmer Rouge soldiers began the forcible evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city. The evacuation has been the subject of considerable debate surrounding the Cambodian genocide and remains a topic of prime importance toward the understanding of Khmer Rouge policy and practice. In this field note, we present a geographically-informed account of the evacuation in order to provide a more fine-grained analysis of Khmer Rouge practice. More specifically, employing spatial video geonarratives, we provide a systematic investigation of the evacuation, as retraced by six evacuees. In so doing we contribute also to the emergent use of geospatial technologies to the study of genocide.

Acknowledgements

This research was funded in part by the College of Arts & Sciences at Kent State University. We are grateful for the support of Dean Jim Blank.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.12.3.1607

Recommended Citation

Tyner, James A.; Curtis, Andrew; Kimsroy, Sokvisal; and Chhay, Chhunly (2018) "The Evacuation of Phnom Penh during the Cambodian Genocide: Applying Spatial Video Geonarratives to the Study of Genocide," Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 3: 163-176.
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.12.3.1607

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