Global Engagements: Eastern Africa
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By: Augie Alvarado Eurocentrism is the comparison of all cultures to the Western civilization and the cultures that come along with it. The idea of eurocentrism revolves around the favoring of Western culture over other, possibly “non-mainstream”, smaller cultures. This concept is often mixed up with the term ethnocentrism, and while the two complement eachContinue reading Eurocentrism vs. Ethnocentrism & Ethnocentrism in Ethiopia
By: Augie Alvarado The concept of endangered cultures is an interesting and sad one. This idea basically explains how and why cultures, languages, and people are becoming “endangered” or even extinct because of the loss of cultural integrity and the desire to learn or continue a culture. Dr. Wade Davis discusses this phenomenon as somethingContinue reading The Endangered Anuak Society of Ethiopia
Rwanda By Ellie Howard When thinking about how nationalism and inequality played out in Rwanda, one example immediately comes to mind: the Rwandan Genocide. Starting in 1994 and lasting only 100 days, the Rwandan genocide was the product of a clash of identities and systematic inequality. Before looking at the genocide, we must first lookContinue reading Nationalism and Inequality
Rwanda By: Ellie Howard The current Russo-Ukrainian war pertains to the country of Rwanda in two ways. First, is the historical parallels that can easily be drawn between the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 and Russia’s recent ‘annexation’ of Ukraine. In the Rwandan Genocide, members of the ethnic majority of Rwanda, the Hutus, murdered around 800,000Continue reading The Russo-Ukrainian War