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Problematizing Humanitarianism: A Critical Analysis of Major American Newspaper Coverage of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

Sumner, Lindsay McRae
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243880099

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2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, African-American and African Studies.
As part of its understanding of the U.S. public’s response to the Rwandan crisis, this paper examines theories and perspectives on Western humanitarian intervention in the post-colonial world and the relationship between media and the production of public discourse about African conflicts. The paper assesses how much news space is devoted to a “humanitarian” understanding of the conflict in newspaper articles that appeared in the New York Times, the L.A. Times and the Washington Post during between March 1 and July 31, 1994 as compared with the amount of space devoted to conveying some sense of historical or political context. This research reveals that a “humanitarian” concern purported by the media, public perception and official discourse will be mutually reflective of cultural myths that characterize Africa as violent, chaotic and context-less.
Franco Barchiesi, PhD (Advisor)
Kwaku Korang, PhD (Committee Member)
Kelechi Kalu, PhD (Committee Member)
African History; American Studies; Black History; History; Mass Media; Political Science; Sociology
Rwanda; Rwandan genocide; humanitarianism; media; American news; U.S. foreign policy; public discourse

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  • Sumner, L. M. (2009). Problematizing Humanitarianism: A Critical Analysis of Major American Newspaper Coverage of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243880099

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sumner, Lindsay. Problematizing Humanitarianism: A Critical Analysis of Major American Newspaper Coverage of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243880099.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sumner, Lindsay. "Problematizing Humanitarianism: A Critical Analysis of Major American Newspaper Coverage of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243880099

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