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Dr. Zoë Norridge is a Reader in African and Comparative Literature and Visual Cultures at King’s College London. She holds a PhD in African Literature from SOAS and previously served as Salvesen Fellow at New College Oxford and Lecturer at the University of York. Her research focuses on contemporary arts and cultural responses to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, emphasizing collaboration with artists and survivors. Key works include her monograph-in-progress Inside/Out Rwanda, co-edited volumes like 100 Days, 100 Stories, and her translation of Yolande Mukagasana’s Not My Time to Die. Norridge’s work bridges literature, visual culture, and human rights, with grants supporting projects such as Rights for Time and Stories from Rwanda.
She teaches courses on African literature, testimony studies, and human rights cultures, and holds a Certificate in Group Facilitation from the Gestalt Centre. Public roles include Associate Editor of Wasafiri magazine and advisory roles with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and AHRC. Notable awards include the BBC AHRC New Generation Thinker (2011–12) and longlisting for the Women’s Prize Discoveries Prize (2022).
Norridge has pioneered photography workshops in Rwanda, co-curated exhibitions like Rwanda in Photographs, and produced award-winning radio documentaries. Her collaborative grants have produced teaching resources, trauma-informed guidelines, and policy briefings. Current research explores intersections of time, memory, and artistic practice in post-genocide contexts.
