Open Access"Tudni szeretnénk, milyen édesek a tuszi nők"
Author(s) -
Anna Luca Lator
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
afrika tanulmányok
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-1937
pISSN - 1788-6422
DOI - 10.15170/at.2019.13.1-2.2
Subject(s) - narrative , genocide , phenomenon , sexual violence , gender studies , politics , power (physics) , sociology , political science , psychology , criminology , art , literature , epistemology , law , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
The article presents the characteristics of sexual violence during the Rwandan Genocide at the beginning of the 1990s. Towards the explanation of the phenomenon of conflict related sexual violence, it introduces the milestones of the history of the country and the xenophobic narratives which had led to genocide. Then, with the main focus on media, it analyzes survivors’ testimonies and media materials, to demonstrate how the narratives appeared during the perpetration of rape. The aim of the research is to reveal the power of media with highlighting how political narratives influenced the characteritics of sexual violence.