Longman on Rwanda’s Fragile Reconciliation
Timothy Longman’s research on Rwanda’s post-genocide reconciliation is central to a recent Atlantic Monthly piece. Longman’s critique of state-driven narratives and memorials highlights the complexities of Rwanda’s healing process, revealing how power dynamics, trauma, and justice intersect in ways that hinder true reconciliation 30 years after the genocide.
Longman’s Perspectives from Pre-Genocide Rwanda
Professor Timothy Longman’s review essay in Political Science Quarterly analyzes Marie-Eve Desrosiers’ book Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda, challenging the notion of authoritarian regimes as inherently stable. Through a case study of Rwanda’s pre-genocide regimes, Longman reveals the precariousness of authoritarian control and highlights how weakness led to extreme violence.
Longman Comments on Recently Added BU Major
Timothy Longman, Professor of International Relations and Political Science and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA), spoke to the Boston Globe about the new Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies major. As the associate director of…
Longman Interviewed on “Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda“
Professor Longman discusses his book, in which he argues that the memory of the Rwandan genocide has been instrumentalized by the Rwandan Patriot Front (RPF). By casting itself as the selfless liberator of the Tutsi minority, the RPF has used genocide to mask its own crimes.
Longman to Oversee BU’s New Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies Major
The HGHRS program, which includes an existing minor and a graduate certificate program, will closely and critically examine the Holocaust and other genocides in the context of modern history and culture, focusing on racism, anti-Semitism, nationalist ideologies, and other causes of genocide. The human rights component will look at the role of international conventions on human rights and international courts in responding to genocide.
Longman Interviewed on Paul Rusesabagina & Kagame Regime
In two separate interviews, Professor Longman discussed the assassination of the Italian ambassador to the Congo, the trial of Paul Rusesabagina, the regime of President Paul Kagame, and how they are all linked.
Mako on CTV News on Canada’s MMIWG Report
Prof. Shamiran Mako discusses the findings of genocide by Canada’s National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Longman Interviewed on 25th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide
CURA Director Timothy Longman discusses the genocide in Rwanda and the 25th anniversary of the violence.
Longman Speaks at Weber State University on Rwandan Genocide
Prof. Timothy Longman gave three talks at Weber State University in Utah on human rights work and the Rwandan genocide.
Longman in NY Times on French Complicity in Rwandan Genocide
Prof. Timothy Longman discusses an independent report by the Rwandan government that accuses French officials of complicity in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
Longman Interviewed on Rwandans Accused of Genocide Crimes
Prof. Timothy Longman discusses Rwandans living abroad who have been accused by the Rwandan government of genocide-related crimes — sometimes falsely.
Longman Publishes Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Prof. Timothy Longman’s book focuses on the Rwandan government’s social engineering project and how the population has responded.
Longman Leads Seminar on Role of Religion in Genocide
Prof. Timothy Longman led a seminar this summer on the role of religion in genocide at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC.
Longman Discusses Genocide at ASU
Pardee School Professor Timothy Longman spoke on the topic of genocide at a recent symposium organized by Arizona State University.
Longman on Rwandan Genocide, 21 Years Later
Pardee Professor Tim Longman said that the Clinton administration did nothing, despite knowledge of the genocide in Rwanda.