10.17192/meta.2018.11.7799 Rohrbach, Anne Anne Rohrbach (Re-)Enacting Stories of Trauma: Playback Theatre as a Tool of Cultural Resistance in Palestine Middle East - Topics + Arguments : Vol 11 (2018) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2018 Memory Palestine Palestinian Theater Trauma Cultural Resistance Resilience Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) 2018-11-26 2018-11-13 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2018/229/7799 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0003-2018-229-77996 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2018/229/7799/7799.png 2196-629X application/pdf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Playback Theatre opens up an artistic and interactive space for silenced voices and counter-narratives. It helps to address potentially traumatic experiences of (political) violence and oppression. The article discusses the resilient power of Playback Theatre in Palestine and gives insight into the strategies of an oppressed population to define their own sense of self through stories that acknowledge the variety and dignity of their lives. 2196-629X Middle East - Topics + Arguments Vol 11 (2018)