Sharing the Burden of Stories from the Tutsi Genocide: Rwanda: ?crire par devoir

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The focus is a transnational, polyphonic writing project entitled 'Rwanda: écrire par devoir de mémoire' (Rwanda: Writing by Duty of Memory), undertaken in 1998 by a group of nine African authors.

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This book deals with literary representations of the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda. The focus is a transnational, polyphonic writing project entitled 'Rwanda: écrire par devoir de mémoire' (Rwanda: Writing by Duty of Memory), undertaken in 1998 by a group of nine African authors. This work emphasizes the Afropolitan cultural frame in which the texts were conceived and written. Instead of using Western and Eurocentric tropes, this volume looks at a so-called 'minority trauma': an African conflict situated in a collectivist society and written about by writers from African origin. This approach enables a more situated study, in which it becomes possible to draw out the local notions of ubuntu, oral testimonies, mourning traditions, healing and storytelling strategies, and the presence of the 'invisible'. As these texts are written in French and to date not all of them have been translated into English, most academic research has been done in French. This book thus assists inconnecting English-speaking readers not only to a set of texts written in French with significant literary and cultural value, but also to francophone trauma studies research.

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This book deals with literary representations of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Its focus is a transnational, polyphonic writing project entitled Rwanda:

Author Biography

Dr Anna-Marie de Beer is a senior lecturer in French and francophone studies at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She was born and grew up in Zimbabwe. Her research interests are the relationship between collective trauma and literature, as well as francophone autobiography and autofiction.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Leaning on the Shoulder of Another.- 2. Trauma and Storytelling in Africa.- 3. Journeys and Fables: Koulsy Lamko and Véronique Tadjo.- 4. Harvests and Bones: Abdourahman A. Waberi and Boubacar Boris Diop.- 5. Living in Shadows: Monique Ilboudo and Tierno Monénembo.- 6. Poems, Testimonies and Essays: Nocky Djedanoum, Jean-Marie Rurangwa and Vénuste Kayimahe.- 7. Conclusion: The Mythical Universe of Storytelling.- 8. Afterword: Safe Spaces of Reconstruction. 

Feature

Uses an Afropolitan cultural framework to understand the Rwandan genocide Analyzes works by francophone African writers that have yet to be translated into English Connects anglophone readers to francophone trauma studies research

Details ISBN3030420957 Author Anna-Marie de Beer Short Title Sharing the Burden of Stories from the Tutsi Genocide Pages 300 Series Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 3030420957 ISBN-13 9783030420956 Format Paperback Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2021-04-25 UK Release Date 2021-04-25 Illustrations XII, 300 p. Edited by Laura Ricci Birth 1974 Affiliation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Position journalist Qualifications S. J. Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Subtitle Rwanda: écrire par devoir de mémoire Alternative 9783030420925 DEWEY 967.5710431 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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