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A Fight over Souls: Documentary Films on the Rwandan Genocide with a Christian Theme
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Film and Literature.
2017 (English)In: Journal of Religion and Film, ISSN 1092-1311, E-ISSN 1092-1311, Vol. 21, no 2, p. 1-40, article id 14Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda have spawned over 150 feature films and feature-length documentaries, making it into the second most audio-visually recreated genocide after the Holocaust. Within this large body of historical films a subgenre have emerged with a distinctive Christian theme. This article explores these Christian themed documentary films about the Rwandan genocide and positions them within a film historical perspective as well as analyzes and contextualizes them as a subgenre of films about the Rwandan genocide within films about genocide in general. Of note are how memory and historiography are used, and the links between these films’ educational, religious, and commercial elements.

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Omaha: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Vol. 21, no 2, p. 1-40, article id 14
Keywords [en]
Rwanda, genocide, evangelical, Catholic Church, Immaculée Ilibagiza, partisan documentary, education, historical memory
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History Studies on Film History of Religions Religious Studies
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Humanities, Film Studies; Humanities, History; Humanities, Study of Religions
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-68158OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-68158DiVA, id: diva2:1146387
Available from: 2017-10-02 Created: 2017-10-02 Last updated: 2017-11-29Bibliographically approved

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