ERC Starting Grant · 2021
Exploring Life narratives of Violence Among Refugees from Africa’s Great Lakes Region (AGLR)
This project aims to map and examine to what extent, and under what conditions, the life narratives of Burundians, Congolese and Rwandan refugees evolve, travel, and transform across time and space. It will explore how these narratives shape relationships among refugees and communities in countries of transition and destination. It examines how life narratives change as the Africa Great Lakes Region (AGLR) refugees encounter preconceived notions about themselves and their communities in host countries. The study will rely on innovative methodological approaches that will include multi-spatial and multi-temporal oral narratives developed via an African orature- and arts-inspired approach.…
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