‘Confronting Histories’: A Jean-Gabriel Périot Retrospective
Balkan Diskurs correspondent Struan Kennedy provides a review of three films that were recently shown at Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo as part of a retrospective of the work of French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Périot.
Peacebuilding Takes Many Shapes: Using the Arts to Foster Intercultural Dialogue in Brčko District
The work of peace building organisations varies widely throughout BiH. Omladinska Organizacija Svitac provides an example of the power of nontraditional peace building efforts; successfully bringing youth of all ethnicities together through the arts.
Syria’s Disappeared: The Case Against Assad – A Film by Sara Afshar
In 2011, peaceful protests started in Daraa, Syria following a wave of large-scale protests across the Arab world. Bashar al-Assad's regime brutally cracked down on all opposition to his rule and met protests with violent repression.
“Transitions”: The artistic process to depict the journey from conflict to peace
Transitional Justice is a term uttered across societies; the concept of creating a just peace as a means to a lasting peace. But what does this term, easily explained in academic and legal terms, mean ‘on the ground’?
Living in the Aftermath: Post-Traumatic Growth and “Ordinary Heroes” (Part VI)
This is the sixth and final installment of our series on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the visual arts.
Uspomene 677: the Transgenerational Trauma of Victims and Perpetrators (Part IV)
Two generations, seven different stories: Uspomene 677 is a powerful investigation into the effects and scope of PTSD and transgenerational trauma.