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The Theatre of Regret : Literature, Art, and the Politics of Reconciliation in Canada /

"The Canadian public largely understands reconciliation as the harmonization of Indigenous-settler relations for the benefit of the nation. But is this really happening? Reconciliation politics, as developed in South America and South Africa, work counter to retributive justice. The Theatre of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gaertner, David, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : UBC Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: Bearing Witness to the TRC
  • 1 The Theatre of Regret: The Politics of Reconciliation after the Second World War
  • 2 Listen to the Bones: Colonial Static and the Call for Reconciliation
  • 3 To Acknowledge, but Not to Accept: Critical Reflections on Settler State Apologies
  • 4 Redress as a Gift: Historical Reparations and the Logic of the Gift
  • 5 An Exercise in Forgiveness: Confronting the Risk of Forgiveness and Empathy
  • Conclusion: "Shallow Reconciliation" and the Indigenous Future Imaginary.