Belgian Hutu Diaspora Narratives of Victimhood and Trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12915006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudine Kuradusenge-Mcleod (0009-0007-6673-7135, Conflict resolution consultant and scholar, Belgium and USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 427-443 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Transitional Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-7716 • E-ISSN: 1752-7724 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ijtj/ijy020 |
| OpenAlex | W2898654733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The dominant narrative of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is one that labels Hutu as the ‘other.’ This stigma has had an impact both on the space for dialogue and on the process of meaning making for diaspora communities. This article draws on an in-depth study of Hutu diaspora communities in Belgium that involved 46 individual interviews and a survey of 149 respondents. The study explored the impact of the Rwandan government’s one-sided, dominant narrative of the genocide on efforts to deal with this legacy by different generations. This insight into marginalized voices is critical in framing opportunities for more inclusive processes of reconstructing memory and identity
Art · Diaspora · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · South African History and Culture · Gender Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |