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Since the Genocide against the Tutsi, when up to one million Rwandan people were brutally killed, Rwanda has undergone a remarkable period of reconstruction. Driven by a governmental programme of unity and reconciliation, the last 25 years have seen significant changes at national, community, and individual levels. This book gathers previously unpublished testimonies from individuals who lived through the genocide. These are the voices of those who experienced one of the most horrific events of the 20th Century. Yet, their stories do not simply paint a picture of lives left destroyed and damaged; they also demonstrate healing relationships, personal growth, forgiveness and reconciliation. Through the lens of positive psychology, the book presents a range of perspectives on what happened in Rwanda in 1994, and shows how people have been changed by their experience of genocide.
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.
In the rapidly growing field of African literature in French,
writing by women has largely been ignored. This book, the first
comprehensive study of women's writing in francophone sub-Saharan
Africa, redressess the critical imbalance and celebrates the
originality of this fascinating new literature.
"African Francophone Writing" presents a comprehensive overview of
African writing in the Francophone literary world. It explores the
work of important classic and contemporary African writers from the
1950s to the present who, until recently, have received little
critical attention. The contributors view their subjects from a
diverse range of critical perspectives -- historical, thematic,
psychoanalytic, feminist and post-colonial -- to provide a variety
of theoretically sophisticated analyses of Francophone writing. A
comprehensive introduction and an extensive chronological table are
included.
"African Francophone Writing" presents a comprehensive overview of
African writing in the Francophone literary world. It explores the
work of important classic and contemporary African writers from the
1950s to the present who, until recently, have received little
critical attention. The contributors view their subjects from a
diverse range of critical perspectives -- historical, thematic,
psychoanalytic, feminist and post-colonial -- to provide a variety
of theoretically sophisticated analyses of Francophone writing. A
comprehensive introduction and an extensive chronological table are
included.
Since the Genocide against the Tutsi, when up to one million Rwandan people were brutally killed, Rwanda has undergone a remarkable period of reconstruction. Driven by a governmental programme of unity and reconciliation, the last 25 years have seen significant changes at national, community, and individual levels. This book gathers previously unpublished testimonies from individuals who lived through the genocide. These are the voices of those who experienced one of the most horrific events of the 20th Century. Yet, their stories do not simply paint a picture of lives left destroyed and damaged; they also demonstrate healing relationships, personal growth, forgiveness and reconciliation. Through the lens of positive psychology, the book presents a range of perspectives on what happened in Rwanda in 1994, and shows how people have been changed by their experience of genocide.
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