Art and Peacebuilding: How Theatre Transforms Conflict in Sri Lanka
Author(s):
Nilanjana Premaratna
Roland Bleiker
Publication Year:
2010
Type:
book section
Journal/Book Title
Peacebuilding: Critical Developments and Approaches
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Editor(s):
Oliver P. Richmond
Pages:
376-391
Volume:
Issue:
Abstract:
Building peace in societies torn apart by violence is a long, frustrating, and extremely difficult process. From the Middle East to Afghanistan, from Somalia to East Timor, years and often decades of conflict have left societies deeply divided and traumatised. New forms of violence constantly emerge, generating yet more hatred. Commentators speak of so-called intractable conflicts: situations where antagonisms have persisted for so long that they have created a vicious cycle of violence.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Premaratna, Nilanjana, and Roland Bleiker. 2010. “Art and Peacebuilding: How Theatre Transforms Conflict in Sri Lanka.” In Peacebuilding: Critical Developments and Approaches, edited by Oliver P. Richmond, 376–91. Palgrave Advances. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230282681_21.