Gender and the genocide in Rwanda : women as rescuers and perpetrators / Sara E. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Sara E. (Sara Elise), author.

Series:

Routledge studies in gender and security.

Routledge Studies in Gender and Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Rwanda.

Genocide.

Women and war--Rwanda.

Women and war.

Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994.

Rwanda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines the mobilization, role, and trajectory of women rescuers and perpetrators during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. While much has been written about the victimization of women during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, very little has been said about women who rescued targeted victims or perpetrated crimes against humanity. This book explores and analyzes the role played by women who exercised agency as rescuers and as perpetrators during the genocide in Rwanda. As women, they took actions and decisions within the context of a deeply entrenched patriarchal system that limited their choices. This work examines two diverging paths of women's agency during this period: to rescue from genocide or to perpetrate genocide. It seeks to answer three questions: First, how were certain Rwandan women mobilized to participate in genocide, and by whom? Second, what were the specific actions of women during this period of violence and upheaval? Finally, what were the trajectories of women rescuers and perpetrators after the genocide? Comparing and contrasting how women rescuers and perpetrators were mobilized, the actions they undertook, and their post-genocide trajectories, and concluding with a broader discussion of the long-term impact of ignoring these women, this book develops a more nuanced and holistic view of women's agency and the genocide in Rwanda.This book will be of much interest to students of gender studies, genocide studies, African politics and critical security studies."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: a study in contrasts

Finding the right flashlight

History of Rwanda

Mobilization & militarization

Rescuers

Perpetrators

Post-genocide trajectories

Sharing salt

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed January 16, 2023).

ISBN:

9781351699778

1351699776

9781315173078

1315173077

9781351699761

1351699768

OCLC:

993988014

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access