Journalism emerges as a key arena in which contentious transnational debates about historical responsibility and reparation are negotiated — shaping not only who is given a voice, but also whose memories can be linked to the present. Despite increased reporting on the colonial past, colonial structures of knowledge production persist, limiting the subversive articulation of formerly colonized subjects. The book therefore offers important impulses not only for communication studies but also for memory studies and postcolonial studies. It encourages a critical reflection on the role of journalism in processes of confronting historical injustice.

Colonial Memories and Post-Colonial Silences is available Open Access and can also be obtained as a print edition from transcript Verlag.

Further information on the book can be found here.