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Art and Trauma in Africa
Representations of Reconciliation in Music, Visual Arts, Literature and Film
Art and Trauma in Africa
Representations of Reconciliation in Music, Visual Arts, Literature and Film
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The traumas of conflict and war in postcolonial Africa have been widely documented, but less well-known are their artistic representations. A number of recent films, novels and other art forms have sought to engage with and overcome post-colonial atrocities and to explore the attempts of reconciliation commissions towards peace, justice and forgiveness. This creativity reflects the memories and social identities of the artists, whilst offering a mirror to African and worldwide audiences coming to terms with a collective memory that is often traumatic in itself. Questioning perception and interpretation, these new art forms challenge the inexpressible nature of atrocities. This groundbreaking volume will inspire those interested in African history and politics as well as broader cultural and artistic studies.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Representing the Unrepresentable
Part One: Music
Chapter One: Hip Hop Lyrics as Tool for Conflict Resolution in the Niger Delta
Chapter Two: Grooving on Broken: Dancing War Trauma in Angolan Kuduro
Chapter Three: Local Arts versus Global Terrorism: The Manifestations of Trauma and Modes of Reconciliation in Moroccan Music Festivals
Part Two: Visual Arts
Chapter Four: Transforming Arms into Ploughshares: Weapons that Destroy and Heal in Mozambican Urban Art
Chapter Five: Unlocking the Doors of Number Four Prison: Curating the Violent Past in Contemporary South Africa
Chapter Six: Imaging Life after Death: Photography and the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
Part Three: Literature
Chapter Seven: 'It was a terrible time to be alive': Narrative Reconciliation in Contemporary West African Fiction
Chapter Eight: Truth Will Set You Free: Implications of a Creative Narrative for the 'Official' Discourse of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Chapter Nine: Re-fathoming the Dark of Heartness: Contrapuntal Representations of the Rwandan Genocide
Part Four: Film
Chapter Ten: Reconciling the African Nation: Fanta Regina Nacro's La Nuit de la Vérité
Chapter Eleven: Closed Windows onto Morocco's Past: Leila Kilani's Our Forbidden Places
Chapter Twelve: Beyond 'Victimology': Generating Agency through Film in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chapter Thirteen: Truth, Reconciliation and Cinema: Reflections on South Africa's Recent Past in Ubuntu's Wounds and Homecoming
Product details
| Published | 30 Sep 2017 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 360 |
| ISBN | 9781788310772 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Illustrations | 22 bw integrated |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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