Rotten with Consensus: Toward a Dialectic Transformation of Genocide

Abstract

In this article, I examine a terminology of violence rooted within political consensus. Taking the Rwandan genocide as a case study, the article argues that a Burkean dialectic transformation of terms offers a way to understand violent conflicts with an agonistic approach. Arguing against consensus, the article puts Burke into conversation with Chantal Mouffe to show where merger might be possible amongst antagonistic parties.

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KB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society
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2019-06
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