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(Post)Colonial Histories – Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War Benedikt Jager, Steffi Hobuß
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Postcolonial studies ; Volume 26.
- Postcolonial Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memory Studies.
- Post-Colonial Studies.
- Film.
- Angola.
- Civil War.
- Memory Culture.
- Postcolonialism.
- Cultural History.
- History of Colonialism.
- African History.
- Cultural Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Memory Studies.
- Post-Colonial Studies.
- Film.
- Angola.
- Civil War.
- Memory Culture.
- Postcolonialism.
- Cultural History.
- History of Colonialism.
- African History.
- Cultural Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Jager/Hobuß (eds.), (Post)Colonial Histories
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2017
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Benedikt Jager (Associate professor) teaches Nordic literature at the University of Stavanger (Norway).
- Steffi Hobuß (Senior lecturer/associate professor) teaches Philosophy and Kulturwissenschaften at Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany).
- Summary:
- The documentary My heart of Darkness (Sweden 2011) tells the story of a South-African paratrooper 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Black and White Dogs - Conceptual Encounters 7 Angola 23 "They said we have to forgive each other" 37 The Ethics of Memory in My Heart of Darkness 81 Memory, Contradictions and Resignification of Colonial Imagery in My Heart of Darkness 99 Performing History 119 The Role of Music in Memorial Production and Discourse in My Heart of Darkness 145 "I don't trust in pictures" 179 Memory, Trauma and Empathy 207 Miss Landmine in Angola 235 Notes on Contributors 255
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9783839434796
- 3839434793
- OCLC:
- 1009305489
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