Edmondson, Laura.

Performing Trauma in Central Africa : Shadows of Empire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (369 pages) - African Expressive Cultures Series . - African Expressive Cultures Series .

Cover -- PERFORMING TRAUMA IN CENTRAL AFRICA -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 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 Postconflict Northern Uganda -- 6 Confessions of a Failed Theatre Activist -- Afterword: Faustin Linyekula and the Labors of Hope -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

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War and theater-Great Lakes Region (Africa).
Performing arts-Social aspects-Great Lakes Region (Africa).
Atrocities-Social aspects-Great Lakes Region (Africa).


Electronic books.

PN2041.W37 .E36 2018

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