Overview

Over the past 25 years, Rwanda has undergone remarkable shifts and transitions: culturally, economically, and educationally the country has gone from strength to strength. While much scholarship has understandably been retrospective, seeking to understand, document and commemorate the Genocide against the Tutsi, this volume gathers diverse perspectives on the changing social and cultural fabric of Rwanda since 1994. Rwanda Since 1994 considers the context of these changes, particularly in relation to the ongoing importance of remembering and in wider developments in the Great Lakes and East Africa regions. Equally it explores what stories of change are emerging from Rwanda: creative writing and testimonies, as well as national, regional, and international political narratives. The contributors interrogate which frameworks and narratives might be most useful for understanding different kinds of change, what new directions are emerging, and how Rwanda’s trajectory is shaped by other global factors. The international set of contributors includes creative writers, practitioners, activists, and scholars from African studies, history, anthropology, education, international relations, modern languages, law and politics. As well as delving into the shifting dynamics of religion and gender in Rwanda today, the book brings to light the experiences of lesser-discussed groups of people such as the Twa and the children of perpetrators.

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Author:   Hannah Grayson ,  Nicki Hitchcott (School of Modern Languages/French, University of St Andrews (United Kingdom))
Publisher:   Liverpool University Press
Imprint:   Liverpool University Press
Volume:   10
ISBN:  

9781800854925

ISBN 10:   1800854927
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 March 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Hannah Grayson and Nicki Hitchcott Rwanda is Not Hotel Rwanda Malaika Uwamahoro Part One: A Changing Nation ‘Memory-Traces’ in the Works of Felwine Sarr and Bruce Clarke: What Stories of Change Can Commemorate the Genocide Against the Tutsi? Eloïse Brezault Competing Narratives and Performances in Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts Ananda Breed and Astrid Jamar Human Rights Reporting on Rwanda’s Gacaca Courts: a Story of Stagnation and Failure Benjamin Thorne and Julia Viebach The Incorporation of Women in Rwandan Politics Louise Umutoni-Bower Re-branding Rwanda’s Peacekeeping Identity during Postconflict Transition Georgina Holmes and Ilaria Buscaglia One Rwanda for all Rwandans’: (Un)Covering the Batwa in Post-Genocide Rwanda Meghan Laws, Richard Ntakirutimana and Bennett Collins Part Two: Changing People Writing as Reconciliation: Bearing Witness to Life After Genocide Catherine Gilbert Decolonizing Trauma Therapy in Rwanda Caroline Williamson Sinalo Promising Generations: From Intergenerational Guilt to Ndi Umunyarwanda Richard M. Benda Imbabazi, Kwicuza & Christian Testimonials of Forgiveness Madelaine Hron Stories as Change: Using Writing to Facilitate Healing Among Genocide Survivors in Rwanda Laura Apol

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'Rwanda since 1994 supports the field of Rwanda Studies in reorienting itself from genocide history towards progress since the atrocities.' Anna Katila, Wasafiri

‘Rwanda since 1994 supports the field of Rwanda Studies in reorienting itself from genocide history towards progress since the atrocities.’ Anna Katila, Wasafiri

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Hannah Grayson is a Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Stirling. Nicki Hitchcott is Professor in French at the University of St Andrews.

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