How not to write about the Rwandan genocide
How Rwandan history is told—and who does the telling—is important as it determines who is able to participate in conversations about the past.
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Susan Thomson is associate professor of peace and conflict studies at Colgate University. Her new book Rwanda: From Genocide to Perilous Peace (Yale UP) will be out in Fall 2017.
How Rwandan history is told—and who does the telling—is important as it determines who is able to participate in conversations about the past.
The Arsenal ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship deal is government image management 101.
Rwanda’s president has long practiced a zero-sum political game in which he and his cronies are the primary winners.
Paul Kagame has won with more than 90 percent of the vote in 3 successive presidential elections in Rwanda.