Overview
Performances dealing with histories of violence and trauma in contemporary societies. In this book, scholars and artists from different fields such as performance studies, cultural and visual studies, psychology and performance art address how performances and performance practices engage with histories of violence and trauma in contemporary societies. They explore performance practices as alternative approaches to transitional justice schemes, as embodied encounters with witnesses inside and outside rehearsal spaces, and as research environments for artists working on intergenerational trauma, the legacies of colonialism and migration. The collection offers new ways of seeing, healing and remembering violence and trauma in and through contemporary performances. It challenges common assumptions about dominant and silenced narratives, as well as precarious and resilient bodies that embody performances of historical and ongoing violence and trauma.
Full Product Details
Author: Sofie de Smet ,
Marieke Breyne ,
Pedzisai Maedza ,
Christel Stalpaert
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Imprint: Leuven University Press
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9789462704527
ISBN 10: 946270452
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 28 May 2025
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Sofie de Smet is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher in Psychology and Performing Arts at KU Leuven and Ghent University, and is active as a licensed family therapist in trauma care. Her research focuses on the impact of collective violence on community relationships, and the development of creative community-based mental health care, performance and rituals in dealing with histories of displacement, violence, and discrimination. Sofie de Smet is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher in Psychology and Performing Arts at KU Leuven and Ghent University, and is active as a licensed family therapist in trauma care. Her research focuses on the impact of collective violence on community relationships, and the development of creative community-based mental health care, performance and rituals in dealing with histories of displacement, violence, and discrimination. Marieke Breyne is a performer with an MA in Educational Sciences of Ghent University and an advanced MA in Theatre Studies of Antwerp University. She organizes training and research events and artistic residencies. Marieke Breyne is a performer with an MA in Educational Sciences of Ghent University and an advanced MA in Theatre Studies of Antwerp University. She organizes training and research events and artistic residencies. Pedzisai Maedza is an assistant professor in Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies at University College Dublin and Research Associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Pedzisai Maedza is an assistant professor in Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies at University College Dublin and Research Associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Christel Stalpaert is senior full professor in Performing and Media Art Studies at Ghent University. She is co-director of the research centre S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts and Media). Christel Stalpaert is senior full professor in Performing and Media Art Studies at Ghent University. She is co-director of the research centre S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts and Media). Evelien Jonckheere promoveerde in 2014 aan de vakgroep Kunstwetenschappen van de UGent. Haar proefschrift, waarop deze publicatie is gebaseerd, werd in 2015 bekroond met de Cultuurprijs voor kunstgeschiedenis en archeologie van de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen.
