Introduction On the 16th of August 2012 thirty-four Lonmin miners lost their lives at Marikana in South Africa. They were killed by the police who—after failed, ignored, or impeded negotiations with the striking miners—were assigned by the Lonmin Board of Directors and the mining unions to demobilize and dismantle the striking mass present at the…
Articles by Sofie de Smet
Sofie de Smet is a PhD researcher in Psychology and Theatre Studies at the University of Leuven and the University of Ghent (Belgium). In her interdisciplinary doctoral study, entitled “Expanding the Notion of Trauma Narration,” she explores the role of narrative and non-narrative modes of remembering and witnessing histories of collective violence in the performing arts.