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Citation

Sadruddin, Aalyia Feroz Ali (2020). The Care of “Small Things”: Aging and Dignity in Rwanda. Medical Anthropology, 39(1), 83-95.

Abstract

In Rwanda, disruptions to family and social life as a result of the 1994 genocide, and the economic transformations in its aftermath, have complicated the fabric of elder care across the country. In this article, I focus on how elderly Rwandans are reconfiguring their care networks - many of which were destroyed during the genocide - by acting as caregivers and care receivers for each other on a daily basis. Although emotionally and physically taxing, elderly Rwandans emphasize that the "small things" embedded in the giving and receiving of care are intricately connected to how personal and collective dignity is cultivated. Read the transcript Watch the video on Vimeo

URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2019.1643852

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Medical Anthropology

Author(s)

Sadruddin, Aalyia Feroz Ali