Engaging with the South African Past: the TRC and how theatre performs back

Francesca Mussi

Engaging with the South African Past: the TRC and how theatre performs back

Francesca Mussi

Humanities Department

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Focusing on the analyses of two exemplary South African plays - Ubu and the Truth Commission, and Nothing But the Truth - this essay explores how the country has been negotiating its traumatic past through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. These plays use dramatic performance to challenge and expose some weaknesses of the TRC - regarding, in particular, the concepts of truth, amnesty, and reconciliation - suggesting the necessity to keep the dialogue about the past open.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-101
Number of pages	11
Journal	Commonwealth Essays and Studies
Volume	38
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015

Keywords

South Africa
Theatre
Truth
Reconciliation
Amnesty
Confession
Ubu and the Truth Commission
Nothing but the truth

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Engaging with the South African Past: the TRC and how theatre performs back

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