Longman Joins Webinar Exploring Memories of the Rwandan Genocide
On October 28, 2021, Timothy Longman, Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA), joined Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga for a webinar exploring ideas of mourning and exile in the wake of the Rwandan genocide.
Scholastique Mukasonga is one of the most important voices chronicling the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda through both memoirs and fiction. During this event, she read a selection from her newest work, Igifu, and we spent an hour discussing the treatment of memory and grief in this moving memoir. Following her readings, Longman provided his own commentary and insights on the Rwandan genocide.
Further details of the event can be found on RWU’s website.
Professor Timothy Longman is a Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Pardee School, Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, and acting Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University. His current research focuses on state-society relations in Africa, looking particularly at human rights, transitional justice, democratization, civil society, the politics of race and ethnicity, religion and politics, and women and politics. He has published two books based on his research in Rwanda: Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda (Cambridge University Press 2011), and Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda (Cambridge University Press 2017). Read more about Professor Longman on his faculty profile.