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Narelle Fletcher

Narelle Fletcher is Coordinator and Lecturer in Genocide Studies. Her research focusses on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and more particularly on the language used to talk about those events in the three official languages of Rwanda: English, French and Kinyarwanda. Narelle also teaches in the French Language and Culture programme, specialising in the higher level subject Francophone Identities in Conflict.

Narelle studied at the University of Poitiers in France, where she completed her teacher training, and she also worked in Switzerland for several years. After returning to Australia, she taught at the University of New South Wales’ Institute of Languages, and at the University of Western Sydney.

Narelle is also a professional NAATI-accredited French-English translator with extensive experience in legal and technical translation.

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Research paper thumbnail of From Fact to Fiction: Translating The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of My Neighbour , My Killer: The Impact of Distance and Proximity on The Discourse of Survivors of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of The Pursuit of Truth and Its Impact on The Representation of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of The Curious Case of Georges Ruggiu and The Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM): Broadcasting The Intent to Destroy

Research paper thumbnail of "A Genocide of Little Importance": The Impact of The Terminology Used by Members of The French Government on The Representation of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

In May 1994 France distinguished itself from other more reticent members of the international com... more In May 1994 France distinguished itself from other more reticent members of the international community by being the first country to explicitly identify the events occurring in Rwanda as a ‘genocide’. The present article elucidates the impact of the very particular ways in which key French government figures used the term ‘genocide’ to describe the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda both during and after the events of 1994.

Research paper thumbnail of Words That Can Kill: The Mugesera Speech and the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of (Re)Telling the story of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda: Une Saison de machettes (Machete Season) by Jean Hatzfeld

Storytelling: Critical and Creative Approaches, ed. by J. Shaw, P. Kelly and L. Semler, Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Rwanda 1994 : les mots pour le dire

communication inédite présentée au XIXe Colloque de la Société d'Études françaises d'Australie (A... more communication inédite présentée au XIXe Colloque de la Société d'Études françaises d'Australie (ASFS) à Canberra en novembre 2011]

Research paper thumbnail of The role of euphemisation in interpreting the testimonies of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda

Proceedings of the "Synergise!" Biennial National Conference of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators : AUSIT 2010, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of From Fact to Fiction: Translating The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of My Neighbour , My Killer: The Impact of Distance and Proximity on The Discourse of Survivors of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of The Pursuit of Truth and Its Impact on The Representation of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

Research paper thumbnail of The Curious Case of Georges Ruggiu and The Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM): Broadcasting The Intent to Destroy

Research paper thumbnail of "A Genocide of Little Importance": The Impact of The Terminology Used by Members of The French Government on The Representation of The 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

In May 1994 France distinguished itself from other more reticent members of the international com... more In May 1994 France distinguished itself from other more reticent members of the international community by being the first country to explicitly identify the events occurring in Rwanda as a ‘genocide’. The present article elucidates the impact of the very particular ways in which key French government figures used the term ‘genocide’ to describe the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda both during and after the events of 1994.

Research paper thumbnail of Words That Can Kill: The Mugesera Speech and the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda

PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of (Re)Telling the story of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda: Une Saison de machettes (Machete Season) by Jean Hatzfeld

Storytelling: Critical and Creative Approaches, ed. by J. Shaw, P. Kelly and L. Semler, Basingstoke UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Rwanda 1994 : les mots pour le dire

communication inédite présentée au XIXe Colloque de la Société d'Études françaises d'Australie (A... more communication inédite présentée au XIXe Colloque de la Société d'Études françaises d'Australie (ASFS) à Canberra en novembre 2011]

Research paper thumbnail of The role of euphemisation in interpreting the testimonies of the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda

Proceedings of the "Synergise!" Biennial National Conference of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators : AUSIT 2010, 2011

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