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(Post)Colonial Histories - Trauma, Memory and Reconciliation in the Context of the Angolan Civil War / ed. by Steffi Hobuß, Benedikt Jager.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Postcolonial Studies ; 26Publisher: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2017]Copyright date: 2017Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783839434796
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4309673 23/eng/20231120
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2.M897 P67 2017
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Black and White Dogs – Conceptual Encounters -- Angola -- “They said we have to forgive each other” -- The Ethics of Memory in My Heart of Darkness -- Memory, Contradictions and Resignification of Colonial Imagery in My Heart of Darkness -- Performing History -- The Role of Music in Memorial Production and Discourse in My Heart of Darkness -- “I don’t trust in pictures” -- Memory, Trauma and Empathy -- Miss Landmine in Angola -- Notes on Contributors
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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Black and White Dogs – Conceptual Encounters -- Angola -- “They said we have to forgive each other” -- The Ethics of Memory in My Heart of Darkness -- Memory, Contradictions and Resignification of Colonial Imagery in My Heart of Darkness -- Performing History -- The Role of Music in Memorial Production and Discourse in My Heart of Darkness -- “I don’t trust in pictures” -- Memory, Trauma and Empathy -- Miss Landmine in Angola -- Notes on Contributors

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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