Dr. Erin Jessee

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Biography

Erin Jessee is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow, specializing in Rwandan history and genocide studies. Her academic interests encompass transitional justice, symbolic violence, and oral history methodologies. Jessee's ongoing projects include revitalizing post-genocide communities in Western Rwanda and exploring the oral histories of political violence in Africa. She has secured various grants for her research, including substantial funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Funding Council. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she is an active member of several academic boards and editorial committees, contributing to the field of gender history and oral history. Jessee supervises postgraduate research in related fields and has published extensively on topics concerning ethics and methods related to oral histories and genocide studies.

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Senior Lecturer

2016-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow

Teaches courses on Genocide, Oral History, and Political Violence.