Theatre and Photography as New Contentious Repertoires of Congolese Women in the Diaspora

Towards Another Politics of Representation of Rape

Bibliographic Data

ID12955321
AuthorsMarie Godin (0000-0003-1050-6673, University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume9
Issue1-2
Pages101-127
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Diaspora (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1872-5457 • E-ISSN: 1872-5465
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18725465-00901002
OpenAlexW2589053730
LanguageEN
Citations received3

The Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ), and in particular the eastern part of the country, is characterized by a protracted conflict situation and is home to some of the world’s most horrific documented cases of sexual violence against women. For many years now Congolese women in the diaspora have been engaged in initiatives to raise awareness of the sexual and gender-based violence ( SGBV ) of Congolese women back home, addressing the root causes of the conflict and promoting specific peace and conflict resolutions. This article examines ways of protesting using art as a political tool in addressing SGBV in the DRC . In doing so, it highlights two politico-artistic projects by Congolese women activists living in Belgium: Hearth of a mother , a theatre piece and Stand up my mother , a photographic exhibition. This article aims to analyse these particular projects in terms of Tilly’s ‘repertoires of contention’ (2006) as used by activists of the Congolese diaspora in order to make their voices heard

Art · Criminology · Democracy · Diaspora · Exhibition · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sexual violence · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Healthcare Systems and Practices · Law · Migration, Identity, and Health · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender

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