University of Wisconsin Press, Critical Human Rights Series

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"After Genocide has several merits... the book provides important insights into the conditions for memorialization. Fox argues for careful consideration of commemorative and memorial policies to ensure that such decisions are not only respectful and appropriate, but also address the varying needs and views of the communities concerned. While there is exhaustive literature on collective memory, conditions for memorialization remain an under-researched area. The volume is therefore a useful addition to this end...this well-researched volume draws on a wealth of ethnographic data collected over 9 years with 72 survivors-- Philip Onguny Saint Paul University, Review in Peace & Change

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"Offering rich insights and original thinking based on voluminous primary research, Fox's book is to be highly commended for addressing a critical area on contemporary Rwanda. For any reader concerned either specifically with Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery or the process of reconciliation and memory following mass atrocities in general, After Genocide is an exceptionally worthwhile read." Phillip Cantrell Longwood University H-Net Genocide

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“Powerful. Fox’s findings—including that the more mundane, everyday interactions are a more meaningful component of reconciliation—make beautiful and important contributions to the literature on peacebuilding and transitional justice, and have critical implications for international actors and policymakers.”—Marie E. Berry, author of War, Women, and Power: From Violence to Mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina

“After Genocide is a must-read for criminologists, cultural sociologists, and transitional justice scholars. Engaging and innovative, it entails crucial lessons on conditions of memorialization—its intensity, selectivity, and gendered nature—and its effects on peace.”— Joachim Savelsberg, University of Minnesota

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“Essential for anyone interested in collective memory, violence, and social justice. Fox’s careful, in-depth fieldwork results in a rich understanding of how Rwandans remember and narrate their pasts, and her brilliant concept of stratified collective memory powerfully illustrates how some peoples’ memories become privileged while others’ memories are marginalized.”—Hollie Nyseth Brehm, The Ohio State University