Publisher： Common Ground Publishing
E-ISSN： 2473-5809|1|6|33-40
ISSN： 1833-1866
Source： The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review, Vol.1, Iss.6, 2007-01, pp. : 33-40
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Abstract
Power (2003) describes genocide as "the problem from hell." The genocide that swept over Rwanda left no sector of society intouched. This paper will provide a theoretical examination of history and memory represented in two virtual memorials created in response to the 1994 Rwandan Genocide by Chilean artist, Alfredo Jaar and Ghanaian artist, Kofi Setordji . A conceptual framework for looking at societal issues like genocide through the visual arts, in arts education contexts will be shared as a bridge between theory and practice.