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Conclusion

Mihigo and the Politics of Humanity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2024

Andrea Mariko Grant
Andrea Mariko Grant
Affiliation:
University of Victoria, British Columbia
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The Conclusion returns to the case of Kizito Mihigo and his tragic death in February 2020. It considers how his music reveals a certain politics of humanity, and the ways in which the RPF state tries to define who is and is not to be considered human. Returning to the theme of sound, noise, and silence, it sugggests the importance of taking sound seriously in Rwanda. Thinking more closely about sound – not only its discursive properities but its material ones as well – opens up new avenues for scholarship.

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Rwandapopular musicChristianityPentecostalismpopular culturepolitics of humanityKizito Mihigosoundvoice
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Youth, Pentecostalism, and Popular Music in Rwanda , pp. 267 - 277
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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  • Conclusion
  • Andrea Mariko Grant, University of Victoria, British Columbia
  • Book: Youth, Pentecostalism, and Popular Music in Rwanda
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262712.012
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  • Conclusion
  • Andrea Mariko Grant, University of Victoria, British Columbia
  • Book: Youth, Pentecostalism, and Popular Music in Rwanda
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262712.012
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  • Conclusion
  • Andrea Mariko Grant, University of Victoria, British Columbia
  • Book: Youth, Pentecostalism, and Popular Music in Rwanda
  • Online publication: 19 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009262712.012
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