Cultures of Silence : The Power of Untold Narratives

"This book investigates the notion of silence as both an oppressing instrument and a powerful tool of resistance under the lenses and practices of cultural production. Taking a transdisciplinary and transcultural approach to the study of creative and cultural practices, the chapters ask how cultural production is dealing with surges of oppressive regimes, censorship, and fake news, and which cultural processes are implied in silencing as well in giving voice to, in erasing, and in producing small and grand narratives. The book reaches beyond dominant instrumental views of contemporary cultural practice to understand culture not only as an expedient to conduct social policy, but also as a diagnostic tool and a vernacular space of giving voice to the many small narratives that make the world we live in. Offering an introduction to an underrepresented area of cultural studies, this truly interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, cultural history, media studies, politics, visual studies, communication studies, history, and literature"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements Preface – Telling a Story of Silence(s) in Three Parts Part I (Embodied) Silence and Memory 1 Un-silencing Bodies, Un-silencing Lives: Artistic (Self-)Decoloniality and Artistic (Self-)Empowerment 2 The Sound of Silence in the Age of Man 3 Ecocritical Perspectives on Nuclear Silence: Listening Across Multiple Scales Part II (Imposed) Silence and Identity 4 Burning Silence in the Country House: On Colonial Torchères at Betlér Manor 5 Queer Silences: Art, Sexuality, and Acoustic Neuroma (the Art of Samak Kosem) 6 Silence as a Weapon of Power Within the Context of the Portuguese Dictatorship 7 [Inaudible]: The Politics of Silence in the Work of Lawrence Abu Hamdan and Gabrielle Goliath Part III (Acts of) Silence and Resistance 8 Undoing Language: Gender Dissent and the Disquiet of Silence 9 Rest as Resistance. From Self-Care to Decolonial Narratives 10 Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19 Pandemic: Addressing a Pervasive Public Health Issue Through an Upstream Multi-systems Approach Conclusion 11 On the Subject of Silence Index