This book brings together a variety of perspectives to explore the
role of literature in the aftermath of political conflict, studying
the ways in which writers approach violent conflict and the equally
important subject of peace. Essays put insights from Peace and
Conflict Studies into dialog with the unique ways in which
literature attempts to understand the past, and to reimagine both
the present and the future, exploring concepts like truth and
reconciliation, post-traumatic memory, historical reckoning,
therapeutic storytelling, transitional justice, archival memory,
and questions about victimhood and reparation. Drawing on a range
of literary texts and addressing a variety of post-conflict
societies, this volume charts and explores the ways in which
literature attempts to depict and make sense of this new
philosophical terrain. As such, it aims to offer a self-conscious
examination of literature, and the discipline of literary studies,
considering the ability of both to interrogate and explore the
legacies of political and civil conflict around the world. The book
focuses on the experience of post-Apartheid South Africa,
post-Troubles Northern Ireland, and post-dictatorship Latin
America. The recent history of these regions, and in particular
their acute experience of ethno-religious and civil conflict, make
them highly productive contexts in which to begin examining the
role of literature in the aftermath of social trauma. Rather than a
definitive account of the subject, the collection defines a new
field for literary studies, and opens it up to scholars working in
other regional and national contexts. To this end, the book
includes essays on post-1989 Germany, post-9/11 United States, the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sierra Leone, and narratives of
asylum seeker/refugee communities. This volume's comparative frame
draws on well-established precedents for thinking about the
cultural politics of these regions, making it a valuable resource
for scholars of Comparative Literature, Peace and Conflicts
Studies, Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Politics of
Literature.
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