Narelle Fletcher, PhD
Narelle Fletcher is a lecturer in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She is the Genocide Studies coordinator and also lectures in French language and contemporary French society. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), a Master of Arts (Hons) and a PhD from the University of Sydney.
Narelle’s research area is the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, more specifically the language used to speak of the genocide in the three national languages of Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French and English. Her most recent article explores the sociolinguistic challenges of prosecuting rape as genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, focusing on the landmark trial of Jean-Paul Akayesu. (International Journal for the Semiotics of Law : https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-020-09810-w)
Narelle is also an accredited professional translator from French to English and from English to French, with extensive experience in legal translating for international court cases. She has collaborated with investigative journalists providing translations in the areas of human rights and development in Rwanda and the DRC. She has also worked as a lecturer and mentor to prepare students for the national accreditation examination in translation and interpreting in Australia (NAATI).