Citation

Korman R. Hum. Remain. Viol. 2015; 1(2): 56-70.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Manchester University Press)

DOI

10.7227/HRV.1.2.6

PMID

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Abstract

Representations of Rwanda have been shaped by the display of bodies and bones at Tutsi genocide memorial sites. This phenomenon is most often only studied from the perspective of moral dimensions. This article aims in contrast to cover the issues related to the treatment of human remains
in Rwanda for commemorative purposes from a historical perspective. To this end, it is based on the archives of the commissions in charge of genocide memory in Rwanda, as well as interviews with key memorial actors. This study shows the evolution of memorial practices since 1994 and the hypermateriality
of bodies in their use as symbols, as well as their demobilisation for the purposes of reconciliation policies.

Language: en