Zoe Berman

Zoe Berman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan specializing in sociocultural and medical anthropology, with research focused on memory, trauma, generational dynamics, youth experiences, and post-genocide Rwanda.

Education:

• B.A. in Anthropology, New York University
• M.A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago

Her 2024 doctoral work examined identity politics in Rwanda through the dissertation Ideology at the Hearth: Generational Aspirations and the Politics of Identity in Post-Genocide Rwanda, highlighting how generational aspirations shape socio-political reconstruction after mass trauma. Current research integrates medical anthropology frameworks to analyze intergenerational trauma transmission among Rwandan youth.

Dr. Berman's scholarly contributions emphasize ethnographic approaches to collective memory, with Rwanda serving as a critical site for understanding global trauma legacies.