1st Edition

Identity and Discourse in Contemporary Rwandan Media Rethinking Reconciliation

By Andrew Phillip Young Copyright 2026
266 Pages
by Routledge

266 Pages
by Routledge

Identity and Discourse in Contemporary Rwandan Media: Rethinking Reconciliation examines how post-genocide Rwandan media uses the language of forgiveness to support political stability while undermining dissent. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of how media language shapes political ideology in post-conflict societies through detailed analysis of Rwanda's mediascape. The book... Read more

Introduction: “We are all Rwandans”  1. The Practical Necessity (and Limits) of Interdisciplinary Literature  2. State Influence and the Genocidal “Rift”  3. Contemporary Rwandan Radio and Theorizing Trauma  4. Catholicism, Regulation and the Post-Genocidal Turn  5. Journalism and Systems of Self-Regulation  6. Framing the Nation Through Film and Television  7. Film, Television and the Formulation of Reconciliatory Discourse  8. Realities of (De)Regulation and a New Media Geography

Biography

Andrew Phillip Young is Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. He explores media discourse with a focus on nationalism, race, and ethics. Young’s key publications include Dark Tourism and Rwandan Media Industries (2022) and The Representation of Absence (2025).