Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape February 25, 2009

The work of Jonathan Torgovnik will be on display at the Women’s Studies Research Center throughout the winter-spring semester. The exhibit entitled, “Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape,” includes photographs and interviews of twenty-five Tutsi women who were raped by Hutu militia during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and have children as a result. Accompanied by the women’s testimonies, this powerful multimedia project gives voice to the victims who are struggling to restart their lives. “Intended Consequences,” will be on display from Monday, Feb. 23, through Thursday, April 9. at the Kniznick Gallery, Women’s Studies Research Center, Epstein Building, 515 South St., Waltham, Mass. The Kniznick Gallery is the only exhibition space in New England devoted to the display of women’s art and art about gender. The gallery is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday and by appointment on weekends. Admission is free. To make an appointment, or for more information, call (781) 736-8102 or email Lisa Lynch at [email protected]. For additional event information, visit go.brandeis.edu/wsrc.

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