ABSTRACT

This book brings together scholars and practitioners for a unique inter-disciplinary exploration of justice and memory within Rwanda. It explores the various strategies the state, civil society, and individuals have employed to come to terms with their past and shape their future. The main objective and focus is to explore broad and varied approaches to post-atrocity memory and justice through the work of those with direct experience with the genocide and its aftermath. This includes many Rwandan authors as well as scholars who have conducted fieldwork in Rwanda. By exploring the concepts of how justice and memory are understood the editors have compiled a book that combines disciplines, voices, and unique insights that are not generally found elsewhere. Including academics and practitioners of law, photographers, poets, members of Rwandan civil society, and Rwandan youth this book will appeal to scholars and students of political science, legal studies, French and francophone studies, African studies, genocide and post-conflict studies, development and healthcare, social work, education and library services.

part I|88 pages

Memories of Genocide

chapter 21|18 pages

Memory and Justice

A Personal, Cultural, and Global Experience

chapter 3|23 pages

Experts in the Suffering of Others

Race, Knowledge Production, and the Rwandan Genocide 1

chapter 4|22 pages

Testimonies of Child Survivors from Gitarama Prefecture

Preserving Memory of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide

part II|76 pages

Justice and Society

chapter 6|22 pages

Transitional Justice in the Wake of Genocide

The Contribution of Criminal Trials and Symbolic Reparations to Reconciliation in Rwanda

chapter 8|15 pages

Moving Forward

Creating a Safe Space for Women Raped during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

part III|104 pages

Justice and Memory through Artistic Expression

part IV|5 pages

Conclusions

chapter 27014|3 pages

Conclusion