The theatre of regret : literature, art, and the politics of reconciliation in Canada

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  • Author: Gaertner, David
    Summary:

    The Theatre of Regret reveals the role that Indigenous and allied literatures play in challenging state-centred discourses of reconciliation in Canada.

    Contents:
    • Introduction: Bearing Witness to the TRC1 The Theatre of Regret: The Politics of Reconciliation after the Second World War2 Listen to the Bones: Colonial Static and the Call for Reconciliation3 To Acknowledge, but Not to Accept: Critical Reflections on Settler State Apologies4 Redress as a Gift: Historical Reparations and the Logic of the Gift5 An Exercise in Forgiveness: Confronting the Risk of Forgiveness and EmpathyConclusion: 'Shallow Reconciliation' and the Indigenous Future ImaginaryNotes, Selected Bibliography, Index.
    Subject(s): Canada
    Original Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] , UBC Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780774865388

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    0774865385

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The Theatre of Regret reveals the role that Indigenous and allied literatures play in challenging state-centred discourses of reconciliation in Canada.

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Canada
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[Place of publication not identified]

UBC Press

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