Contending Narratives of Communities: Genocidal Nightmares and Dreams of the State

• In Event: Political Transformations and Memory in TV and Film

Brief Overview

Films' testimonial & performative aspects help integrate or dismiss memories of collective traumas in Cambodia and Indonesia. The framework juxtaposes sites of production, image & audiencing against social, technological & compositional modalities.

Author

• Maria Ortuoste, California State University-East Bay