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OverviewWhat are the stakes of cultural production in a time of war? How is artistic expression prone to manipulation by the state and international humanitarian organizations? In the charged political terrain of post-genocide Rwanda, post-civil war Uganda, and recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Laura Edmondson explores performance through the lens of empire. Instead of celebrating theatre productions as expression of cultural agency and resilience, Edmondson traces their humanitarian imperatives to a place where global narratives of violence take precedence over local traditions and audiences. Working at the intersection of performance and trauma, Edmondson reveals how artists and cultural workers manipulate narratives in the shadow of empire and how empire, in turn, infiltrates creative capacities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laura EdmondsonPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press ISBN: 9780253032454ISBN 10: 0253032458 Pages: 366 Publication Date: 26 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction 1. Competitive Memory in the Great Lakes: Touring Genocide 2. Marketing Trauma and the Theatre of War in Northern Uganda 3. Trauma, Inc. in Postgenocide Rwanda 4. Repetition, Rupture, and Ruined: Narratives from the Congo 5. Gifted by Trauma: The Branding of Post-Conflict Northern Uganda 6. Confessions of a Failed Theatre Activist Afterword: Faustin Linyekula and the Labors of Hope Bibliography IndexReviewsEdmonson's book is an outstanding addition to the literature on theatre and performance in situations of conflict and post-conflict. It will be an indispensable work for students, academics and activists concerned with the role of the arts in war-affected communities and within the humanitarian sector more broadly. * New Theatre Quarterly * [T]his important volume [is] particularly valuable as an honest and accurate critique of art for social change. . . . Essential. * Choice * [T]his important volume [is] particularly valuable as an honest and accurate critique of art for social change. . . . Essential. * Choice * Edmonson's book is an outstanding addition to the literature on theatre and performance in situations of conflict and post-conflict. It will be an indispensable work for students, academics and activists concerned with the role of the arts in war-affected communities and within the humanitarian sector more broadly. * New Theatre Quarterly * [T]his important volume [is] particularly valuable as an honest and accurate critique of art for social change. . . . Essential. * Choice * While the arguments put forward in Performing Trauma in Central Africa are impressive, the methodological and ethical commitments that buttress the text are even more so. Edmondson's research for the book spans well over a decade and encompasses a rich variety of ethnographic and archival investigations on three continents. * Modern Drama * Author InformationLaura Edmondson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Theater at Dartmouth College, where she is also affiliated with African and African American Studies. She is author of Performance and Politics in Tanzania: The Nation on Stage (IUP). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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