Denied Victimhood and Contested Narratives

The Case of Hutu Diaspora

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12967271
AutoresClaudine Kuradusenge (George Mason University, autor correspondente)
Ano2016
Volume10
Fascículo2
Páginas59-75
Data de publicação2016-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGenocide Studies and Prevention (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1911-0359 • E-ISSN: 1911-9933
EditoraInternational Association of Genocide Scholars (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5038/1911-9933.10.2.1352
OpenAlexW2541449812
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas11

Based on 46 interviews conducted in a 2-month period, this article explored the identity narrative of three generations of the Hutu Diaspora community living in Belgium. Through a analysis of the Rwanda's National Identity policy and political categories, the research aimed to explore important themes such as sense of self and other, victimhood, and homeland through the lenses of the perpetrator group. Moreover, it was essential to investigate the trans-generational impact the perpetrator label has on the next generations. By looking at the Hutu population, the study was opening the door to the exploration of contested memories of survival for the perpetrator group. The complexity of the Hutu identity and their contested and competing narratives offered a fascinating approach to the study of mass atrocity as well as the field of conflict Resolution. This new generation of well educated, young Hutu has the power to shape the future of Rwanda in a very important way

Aesthetics · Collective identity · Diaspora · Genocide · Homeland · Identity (music · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Political Conflict and Governance