Performing Trauma in Central Africa: Shadows of Empire

by Laura Edmondson

Book Overview

What are the stakes of performance in a time of war? How is artistic expression prone to manipulation by the state and international humanitarian organizations? From the standpoint of empire, Laura Edmondson explores cultural production that responds to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the twenty-year civil war in northern Uganda, and regional conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She examines memorial ceremonies, plays,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253032474
• ISBN13: 9780253032478
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher