Facilitated by: Susan Allen, Professor, Carter School
Much political tension and contested memory runs between Congo and Rwanda. Recent peace talks and the resurgence of militias like M23, underscore persistent discrimination of minorities and selective state memory of past atrocities. Furthermore, the interaction of diasporas with populations and governments back home further complicates marginalization. This panel discusses the intersecting issues of transnational state repression, creating spaces for discourse, and the impact of foreign policy regionally and internationally.
Panelist:
• Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod, American University
Originally from Rwanda, Dr. Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod is the Chair of the Ethics, Peace, and Human Rights MA Program at American University. She is also a Human Rights activist and scholar specializing in genocide studies, and in the intersection of Diaspora consciousness and social mobilization. She is the author of Narratives of Victimhood and Perpetration: The Struggle of Bosnian and Rwandan Diaspora Communities in the United States as well as articles published in Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, the International Journal of Transitional Justice, and the International Studies Review. Dr. Kuradusenge-McLeod received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University.
• Christopher P Davey, Clark University
Christopher P. Davey is the Charles E. Scheidt Visiting Assistant Professor of Genocide Studies and Genocide Prevention at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He teaches Genocide and Civil War in the African Great Lakes Region, and Genocide Prevention and Conflict Transformation. His research explores the connections of genocide across DR Congo and Rwanda, and contemporary perspectives on genocide from identity to diaspora mobilizations of genocide, and climate related violence. He also serves as a board member and project lead for Education for Global Peace.
