Touring Testimonies: Rebalancing the Public Realm through Human Rights Activism in Asylum Monologues and Seven

Hedda Krausz Sjögren rehearsing with artist Vesa Quena, 2013. photographer: Malinda Hoxa.

In the contemporary globalized world, the life stories of marginalized and vulnerable peoples play a crucial role in attempting to leverage justice. Charities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other bodies concerned to “raise the voices” of asylum seekers, displaced peoples, and victims of abuse flood the internet and other media with written and filmed testimonies in…