{"id":17187,"date":"2022-04-07T06:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T06:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=17187"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:33:12","slug":"international-day-of-reflection-on-the-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/international-day-of-reflection-on-the-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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April 7th marks the beginning of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. This terrible act took place during the Rwandan Civil War, lasting until July 15, 1994. To mark International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda<\/a>, we would like to present a list of related books and journal articles.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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MAKING UBUMWE<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
Power, State and Camps in Rwanda’s Unity-Building Project
by Andrea Purdekov\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINALIST FOR THE AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION 2016 BETHWELL A. OGOT BOOK PRIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a book that deserves to be widely read. [It] will appeal to both Rwanda and African Studies scholars and is a must-read for graduate students preparing to do \ufb01eldwork in Rwanda. Scholars working in development studies, peace and con\ufb02ict studies, comparative politics and cultural anthropology will be rewarded for a careful read.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Journal of Modern African Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ON THE PATH TO GENOCIDE<\/a><\/strong>
Armenia and Rwanda Reexamined
by Deborah Mayersen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMayersen has written a fine text\u2026 Ultimately, Mayersen concludes that genocides are \u2018fundamentally preventable\u2019 and offers insights into prevention. The text is well organized, thoroughly researched, and brings to bear important new perspectives on genocide studies. \u2013 Highly recommended.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7<\/strong> Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Chapter 5 – \u2018A Massive Rejection of the Tutsi as Fellow Nationals\u2019: Race, Violence and Independence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Featured Articles from Berghahn Journals<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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THE CAMBRIDGE JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY<\/a><\/strong>
An Unaccountable Love: Healing and Sacrifice in Post-Genocide Rwanda<\/a><\/em>
Nofit Itzhak (Vol. 40, Issue 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carceral Repair: Methane Extraction in Lake Kivu, Rwanda<\/a><\/em>
Kristin Doughty (Vol. 38, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY\/ANTHROPOLOGIE SOCIALE<\/a><\/strong>
Managing Mass Graves in\u00a0Rwanda\u00a0and Burundi: Vernaculars of the Right to Truth<\/em><\/a>
Astrid Jamar and Laura Majors (Vol. 30, Issue 3: Evidencing Mass Crimes)<\/a>
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Free Access <\/strong>until April 14, 2024 with code REMEMBER24 <\/strong>– redemption details: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3F5lmqg<\/p>\n\n\n

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CONFLICT AND SOCIETY<\/a><\/strong>
Rwandan Women No More: Female G\u00e9nocidaires in the Aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide<\/a><\/em>
Erin Jessee (Vol. 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere Was No Genocide in Rwanda\u201d: History, Politics, and Exile Identity among Rwandan Rebels in the Eastern Congo Conflict<\/a><\/em>
Anna Hedlund (Vol. 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONTENTION<\/strong>
<\/a>The Contribution of Social Movement Theory to Understanding Genocide: Evidence from Rwanda<\/a><\/em>
Aliza Luft (Vol. 7, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FOCAAL<\/a><\/strong>
Ethnicity without labels?: Ambiguity and excess in \u201cpostethnic\u201d Rwanda
<\/a><\/em>Laura Eramian (Vol. 2014, Issue 70)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JOURNEYS<\/strong>
<\/a>Visiting Rwanda: Accounts of Genocide in Travel Writing<\/a>
<\/em>Rachel Moffat (Vol. 11, Issue 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY\/ANTHROPOLOGIE SOCIALE<\/a><\/strong>
Neutral evaluators or testimonial connoisseurs? Valuing and evaluating reconciliation in post\u2010genocide Rwanda
<\/a><\/em>Laura Eramian (Vol. 27, Issue 3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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