Performing the Nation

Genocide, Justice, Reconciliation

Ananda Breed

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Seagull Books London Ltd
15 November 2014

Theatre Studies; Genocide & ethnic cleansing; Courts & procedure

Series: Enactments

A dance begins beneath the outstretched branches of the giant umunyinya

tree in Rwanda. First there is drumming and clapping, then the lead

dancers step into the center of the gathering. The dancing subsides and

the gacaca court, the community hearings on the one hundred days

of bloodshed known as the Rwandan Genocide, is called into session.

This

is what the ongoing process of reconciliation looks like nearly

twenty

years after the brutal, orchestrated murder of almost one

million people

in Rwanda. But this scene demands

questions: How can court testimony be used to

rebuild a cohesive

national identity for the Hutus and Tutsis? And how

is it that dance

and theater help to move forward the cause of justice

and

reconciliation? By documenting the discourse and actions of the gacaca court and exploring the use of performance, Ananda Breed’s Performing the Nation: Genocide, Justice and Reconciliation

provides a satisfying analysis of the interplay between justice,

performance, narrative, and memorialization. A crucial addition to the

literature of genocide studies, this far-reaching text will also

resonate with scholars of applied theater, African studies, and law.

By: Ananda Breed
Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 24mm, Width: 17mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780857421081
ISBN 10: 0857421085
Series: Enactments
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 15 November 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ananda Breed is a senior lecturer of theater studies at the University of East London, UK.

Reviews for Performing the Nation: Genocide, Justice, Reconciliation

"""Ought to be required reading for anyone interested in Rwanda politics and the possibilities of performance to create spaces for moving beyond violent pasts.""-- ""Journal of Contemporary Drama"""