Navigating cultural memory : commemoration and narrative in postgenocide Rwanda /

"This book analyzes how a master narrative of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi evolved into a hegemonic narrative. It identifies key actors of the evolution and enforcement of the master narrative in the first two decades after the genocide and civil war ended. Primary and secondary sources...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mwambari, David, 1981- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Series:	Explorations in narrative psychology.
Subjects:	Genocide > Rwanda > History > 20th century. Genocide > Rwanda > Psychological aspects. Collective memory > Rwanda. Mémoire collective > Rwanda. Social History. HISTORY. Social Psychology. PSYCHOLOGY. Collective memory Genocide Genocide > Psychological aspects Rwanda African history. History. 1900-1999 Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Commemorating the Past and the Evolution of Concepts in Memory Studies
Rwandan Narratives and Rwandan Pasts
Shaping the Emergence and Evolution of the Genocide Master Narrative
Imprinting the Land with the Materials of Memory
Localizing Commemoration and Individual Responses to the Master Narrative
Expressing Memory after Genocide: The Art of Commemoration
The Media, Commemoration, and the Enforcement of the Master Narrative
Conclusion: The Malleability of Memory and Reflections on the Future of Knowledge Production on Rwanda and in Memory Studies.