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Museums and silencing the past, by Oluwabukola Ojumu (Nigerian Archaeologist) 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵-𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺'𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢, 𝘏𝘶𝘺𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴. #Museology #History #Memory #DigitalMuseum

“Rwanda is a country rich in oral poetry, passed down through the generations. But the art of beautiful speech can also be found (even today) in major life events, such as weddings and other ceremonies that everyone can attend. From childhood, I was struck by the many proverbs that peppered the adults’ conversations, and their ability to sum up a destiny or a philosophy in a single metaphorical sentence. When I wrote my first collection, I introduced each story with a proverb, and they can also be found in my novels.” Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse (interviewed by Zoë Norridge) Read more: wasafiri.org/content/finding… Photo: wasafiri.org #Literature #Storytelling #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum

“Taking a break from the grind to imagine structural change with others is one of my favorite things to do. I’m humbled and energized to join this conversation on Storytelling, Decolonization, and Intergenerational Survivors’ Knowledge Production. I’m deeply grateful to Omar Ndizeye, MA and Inkuru Library for the invitation, and especially grateful to be joined by my dear colleague and contributor to our edited volume, Dr. Ibrahim Ndagijimana. One of the greatest gifts of co-editing Intergenerational Survivors of Genocide and Mass Atrocities: Lived Experiences of Knowledge Providers has been the brilliant people and conversations it has brought into my life. I have already learned so much from Ibrahim and Omar, and I look forward to learning more about how they understand leadership as part of decolonizing knowledge production, particularly for intergenerational survivors producing knowledge in genocide studies and mass atrocity prevention. Our book is one conservative example of what becomes possible when we recognize intergenerational survivors as invaluable knowledge producers in their own right. For me, this is not simply an epistemic question. It is also a question of protecting dignity. Lived experience is not a deficit. It can be a source of knowledge, strength, insight, and analytical depth. Creating space for different ways of knowing does not require abandoning rigor or what is valuable in existing systems. The harder, more interesting structural questions are: How might storytelling expand our understanding of rigor, validity, accountability, and evidence in knowledge production? What standards and practices might storytelling bring to knowledge production, and how can leaders across academic, policy, practitioner, and community spaces recognize and value them without requiring them to conform to inherited academic frameworks?” 𝗗𝗿. 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗶-𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 - 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘖𝘈𝘚, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘤. #Storytelling #Decolonization #KnowledgeProduction #CulturalMemory

Inkuru Library Invite you to join us on this Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in a Conversation with Dr. Saghar Shahidi-Birjandian, and Ndagijimana Ibrahim on the topic "𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴’ 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯." Drawing on the recently published book "𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴",, edited by Dr. Saghar Shahidi-Birjandian and Dr. Sarah Seiselmyer-Snyder, with contributions from Ndagijimana Ibrahim and other scholars, this conversation will explore decolonization, the role of storytelling and leadership in contemporary knowledge production, and how knowledge is negotiated across cultures and generations. Register to attend: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… #Storytelling #Decolonization #KnowledgeProduction #DigitalMuseum

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 Nyamasheke Catholic Parish and Site of Memory. 𝘒𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘕𝘺𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘬𝘦 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑡, 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑅𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎. #SitesOfMemory #GenocideAgainstTutsi #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum

This unique volume brings together intergenerational survivors of genocide and mass atrocities, who are actively engaged in producing knowledge related to their lived and inherited experiences, to share their stories. Centering survivor positionality as a source of epistemic insight rather than bias, the book examines how intergenerational experiences shape scholarship, pedagogy, advocacy, healing, and atrocity prevention practice. routledge.com/Intergeneratio… #KnowledgeProduction #LivedExperience #Education #GenocideStudies #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum

Gukira Ibikomere byasizwe na Jenoside yakorewe abatutsi mu Rwanda, Esther Mujawayo. youtu.be/fZWyvDPGA9w?is=3ju6… #Isanamitima #Ibikomere #GutegaAmatwi #Kuganira #DigitalMuseum

"Les Rwandais, enfin, les Abanyarwanda, [...], qui a élaboré une langue très complexe mais qui n’a pas élaboré d’autre moyen d’expression, de représentation du rapport que le Rwandais exerce avec le reste du monde." 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝑀𝑢𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑧𝑎, 𝐴. (2014). 𝐿𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒́𝑒. 𝐼𝑛 𝐺. 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑎-𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑡 (𝐸𝑑.), 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑑𝑢 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑢𝑚𝑎 (𝑝𝑝. 123–140). 𝐸́𝑟𝑒̀𝑠. doi.org/10.3917/eres.barde.2… 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: Clinique du trauma 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿: La langue blessée 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Assumpta Mugiraneza 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿: Ghislaine Capogna-Bardet 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: Érès 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: 2014 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: 123–140. #Literature #Kinyarwanda #GenocideAgainstTutsi #CulturalMemory #DigitalMuseum