Postcolonial Witnessing argues that the suffering engendered by colonialism needs to be
acknowledged more fully, on its own terms, in its own terms, and in relation to traumatic First …

It may be said that every trauma is two traumas or ten thousand-depending on the number of
people involved. How one experiences and reacts to an event is unique and depends …

Trauma studies, an area of cultural investigation that came to prominence in the early-to-mid-
1990s, prides itself on its explicit commitment to ethics, which sets it apart from the …

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada released a Final Report
containing 94 Calls to Action. Included were calls for reform in how history is taught in …

Aboriginal literature is a growing field with a rapidly expanding global audience. The book
represents a range of writers; it includes highly acclaimed Aboriginal writers whose works …

Inter-national in the largest sense, the books collected in the Studies in International
Performance series display a range of historical, theoretical and critical approaches to the …

The series has a flexible format that refocuses the analysis and documentation of
performance. It provides, presents and represents material which is written by those who …

This book is about how Australians have responded to stories about suffering and injustice
in Australia, presented in a range of public media, including literature, history, films, and …

Stolen Generations testimonies offer insights into the history, effects, and legacies of
colonization in Australia—a history that is currently being contested in the public domain. In …

Although most slaves' experience of slavery is lost to posterity, in some cases historians are
fortunate enough to work with so-called slave narratives. The existence of many criminal …