Culture, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

Christina Beyene, Leonardo Luna, Nkwazi Mhango , Jessica Senehi

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Palgrave Macmillan
18 August 2024

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Cultural studies; Sociology

This book explores the complexity, multiplicity, intersectionality, and dynamism of cultures in connection with critical and emancipatory peacebuilding. It includes diverse voices to emphasize local and everyday peacebuilding within a narrative that links the personal to the political. It is a valuable resource for students, educators, and practitioners in peace and conflict studies, cultural studies, sociology, and related disciplines.

Edited by: Christina Beyene, Leonardo Luna, Nkwazi Mhango, Jessica Senehi
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031558016
ISBN 10: 3031558014
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 18 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction.- Part I — Theory-Building.- Chapter 1.Connections between critical peacebuilding perspectives and Southern and liberation theories.- Chapter 2. No peace until we decolonize and return to our roots: Culture and peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 3. The war against Tigray’s women and girls: Resistance in the face of grave atrocities.-Part 2 — culture, Power, and Resistance.- Chapter 4. A heritage of stars: The dangerous business of being a woman and what to do about it.- Chapter 5.Culture and resistance: Home, exile, belonging and the representation of women in the posters of the Medu Art Ensemble.- Chapter 6. Cultural versus personal agency: Willpower close to madness—charting my own path toward my dreams.-Part 3 — (RE-)Creating Cultures of Peace .-Chapter 7.Aki gakinoomaagewin [Teaching from the earth] as peace education.-Chapter 8.Reckoning with racism: Critical education and community museums.- Chapter 9.Reinterpretation of the world: Transformative learning through experience and reflection.- Chapter 10. Creating a culture of “being peace”: From listening to trauma stories to peacebuilding .- Conclusion.

Christina Beyene has worked for several years in the settlement and postsecondary sectors advocating for equitable educational policy. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Manitoba. Leonardo Luna is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana, Colombia, and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Manitoba. Nkwazi Mhango teaches Swahili and African culture to Canadian diplomats and government workers posted to East Africa through Graybridge Malkam, and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Manitoba. Jessica Senehi is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manitoba. She is Editor of Storytelling, Self, Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Storytelling Studies. She holds a PhD in Social Science from Syracuse University.