Author profile: Caroline Williamson

Caroline Williamson works in the Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Nottingham. Her research interests include trauma in postcolonial contexts, post-traumatic growth, and group dynamics in post-conflict societies. Her particular area of expertise is Rwanda, having recently completed a PhD examining the impact of the 1994 genocide on Rwandan women’s lives and identities. This project, funded by an AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award, was conducted in partnership with the Aegis Trust, a charity which campaigns against genocide and crimes against humanity, and which runs the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre and Genocide Archive of Rwanda. She also recently contributed ‘Can living through genocide lead to positive change?’ to the Africa at LSE blog.

Breaking the Silence: Rwandan Women Survivors Give Testimony and Find a Voice

Caroline Williamson • Apr 27 2014 • Articles

In contemporary Rwanda, women are willing to speak out and actively shape public discourse on such issues as the government, ethnicity, the genocide, and sexual violence.

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