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Women & Peacebuilding: Lessons From Post-Genocide Rwanda

Date:
Location:
Lafferty Hall, Room 213
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Jennie E. Burnet

 

In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, Rwandan women faced the impossible—resurrecting their lives amidst unthinkable devastation in a society torn by genocide. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Rwanda over the past 18 years, anthropologist Jennie Burnet explores the lessons learned from women’s roles in peacebuilding in Rwanda.