(Post)Colonial Histories. Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War

(Post)Colonial Histories. A para's trauma, memory and reconciliation in the context of the Angolan civil war.
Jager, Benedikt; Hobuß, Steffi
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Title: (Post)Colonial Histories
Subtitle: Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War
Editors: Benedikt Jager; Steffi Hobuß
Contributors: Benedikt Jager; Steffi Hobuß; Fred Hansen; Kaya de Wolff; Ketil Knutsen; Nadine Siegert; Nora Simonhjell
Publisher: transcript
Bielefeld, Germany 2017
ISBN 9783837634792 / ISBN 978-3-8376-3479-2
Softcover, 15 x 23 cm, 260 pages, 6 b/w, 9 colour photos

About: (Post)Colonial Histories. Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War

The documentary My heart of Darkness (Sweden 2011) tells the story of former South-African paratrooper Marius van Niekerk returning to Angola: Facing former enemies, he tries to regain mental health and reconciliation. The film marks the stepping-stone for this volume: The contributions examine different facets like the memory-discourse, genre aspects, the use of music, and authentification processes. Several texts discuss these topics in a more general way including other films. Furthermore, some articles are devoted to the historical context, i.e. the Angolan Civil War and the aftermath of this conflict in the cultural sphere.

Content: (Post)Colonial Histories. Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War

Black and White Dogs: Conceptual Encounters
Angola. A Brief Historical Background
"They said we have to forgive each other": Memory, Transitional Justice', and (Post)colonialism in the Context of the International Screenings of the Documentary My Heart of Darkness
The Ethics of Memory in My Heart of Darkness: Memory, Contradictions and Resignification of Colonial Imagery in My Heart of Darkness
Performing History: My Heart of Darkness from a Dramatist Perspective
The Role of Music in Memorial Production and Discourse in My Heart of Darkness
"I don't trust in pictures": Forms for Authentication in My Heart of Darkness and Annekatrin Hendel's Vaterlandsverräter
Memory, Trauma and Empathy: On the (Un)representability of the Civil War in Art
Miss Landmine in Angola: Negotiating the Political Aesthetics of the Mutilated Body
Notes on Contributors

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