Would an academic work that makes a case for genocide be fair game for publication, or is it beyond the ethical bounds of legitimate scholarly debate?
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Professor of American Literature and Religion, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor, History and Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria
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Associate Professor of Biology; Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria
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Biologist with Raincoast Conservation Foundation and postdoctoral fellow, University of Victoria
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Researcher in Conservation Decision Science and Land Use, University of Victoria
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