Making African Suffering Legible
Each student will write a 250-300-word reflection based on the readings .
Students must draw on atleast one concept that is discussed a across the readings of the week and are encouraged to reflect upon how they think about and relate to the concept in their lives or in relation to other concepts discussed in the course.
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The article titled “Making African Suffering Legible: Co-constructing Narrative of the Darfur Atrocities” by J. Siguru Wahutu explores how the media and various actors co-constructed the narrative of the Darfur crisis in Sudan and how this narrative influenced the international response and intervention. It examines the role of African journalism in covering events and shaping the discourse and representation of African suffering to African audiences.
Wahutu addresses the framing of the Darfur crisis as a genocide. The author explores 800 news articles from Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa (p823). The article discovers that the interests and agendas of different actors, such as the global north, human rights groups, celebrities, and the Sudanese government, influenced the conflict's framing. The reading also suggest
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