Dr John Duncan McInally
Research Fellow in Francophone African Studies
Biography
I joined St Andrews in March 2024 after the completion of my PhD at University of Liverpool where I also gained my BA and MRes qualifications. I'm originally from Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire - just an hour's drive from St Andrews along the A91.
Research areas
I am currently working with Prof Nicki Hitchcott (University of St Andrews) and Dr Alice Karekezi (University of Rwanda) on the deportation of Métis children from Ruanda-Urundi carried out by the Belgian state in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The focal point of our research is uncovering the stories of the mothers of the stolen children.
Selected publications
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Open access
Epistemic violence towards the mothers of colonial Métis children: evidence from Belgium’s 'Africa archives'
McInally, J. D., Hitchcott, N. & Karekezi, A. U. U., 23 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Archives and Records. Latest Articles, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Telling stories that cannot be told: remembering mothers and daughters in Métis narratives from Rwanda
Hitchcott, N., Karekezi, A. U. U. & McInally, J. D., 27 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: African Identities. Latest Articles, 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking (para)textual dynamics in Rwandan testimonial literature: the conflation of genocide with war in Élise Rida Musomandera’s Le Livre d’Élise
McInally, J. D., 25 Jan 2023, In: Australian Journal of French Studies. 60, 1, p. 76-87 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Review of Hannah Grayson and Nicki Hitchcott (eds.), Rwanda Since 1994: Stories of Change
McInally, J. D., Mar 2020, In: Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies. 11, 1, p. 8-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review