Language Arts

Details on the Rwandan genocide also including details applicable to genocides in general.  This paper investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored mass violence against civilians. We use a unique village-level dataset from the Rwandan Genocide to estimate the impact of a popular radio station that encouraged violence against the Tutsi minority population. The results show that the broadcasts had a significant impact on participation in killings by both militia groups and ordinary civilians. 

This book is a memoir of General Romeo Dallaire. Dallaire was a Canadian peacekeeper sent by the UN as commander of the peacekeeping effort in Rwanda a few months before the genocide in 1994.  The book discusses the events of the Rwandan Genocide, the role of the United Nations, and failure of the world community to address the horrors in Rwanda. ISBN: 0786715103

A brief video documenting the efforts of three survivors to show their country's resilience through photography. (8 min)

Great resource that covers the background, events, and aftermath of the genocide and provides a plethora of links to additional information and resources

Author Mahmood Mamdani takes a deep dive into the social, political, environmental, cultural, and economic factors that led to the Rwandan Genocide. ISBN-10 : 0691102805

Genocide: An Anthropological Reader helps to lay a foundation for a ground-breaking "anthropology of genocide" by gathering together for the first time the seminal texts for learning about and understanding this phenomenon. Chapters by some of the 20th century's most important thinkers: (e.g.) Raphael Lemkin, Hannah Arendt, Leo Kuper, Akbar Ahmed, Michael Taussig.  ISBN: 9780631223542

A collection of five lessons that teach about the Rwandan Genocide through the voices of some of its youngest survivors. Includes all materials as well as information regarding how to implement the lessons.

An amazing resource for educators that provides information, access to witness testimony, as well as lesson plans for students in 6-12th grade.

This teacher's guide accompanies the FRONTLINE documentary "Ghosts of Rwanda"

This FRONTLINE program is a special two-hour documentary to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. In addition to the documentary, there is a timeline, interviews, and an analysis of the genocide.