Ghosts and Jumbies: Decolonial Live Art in Scotland.
Live art plays an increasingly significant role in Scotland's ongoing attempts to reckon with the legacies of its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Frequently developed in response to the country's imperial architecture – paid for through the wealth derived from trade in goods from plant...
| Published in: | Contemporary Theatre Review Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 359 - 374 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2024
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