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The politics of mourning: survivor contributions to memorials in post-genocide Rwanda

Ibreck, Rachel (2010) The politics of mourning: survivor contributions to memorials in post-genocide Rwanda. Memory Studies, 3 (4). pp. 330-343. ISSN 1750-6980

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Identification Number: 10.1177/1750698010374921

Abstract

The memory of the 1994 genocide overshadows the present in Rwanda. The landscape is marked with burial and memorial sites, and April has become a month of mourning with national genocide commemorations held annually. The genocide memorials have been sanctioned and promoted by the state, but they are also the product of initiatives by genocide survivors. This article argues that survivors have made substantial and distinctive contributions to memorialization in Rwanda. It explores a survivor politics of memory and its relationship to trauma and grief.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://mss.sagepub.com/
Additional Information: © 2010 The Author
Divisions: International Development
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2014 09:23
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2024 19:39
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60385

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