Abstract: Chapter 1 begins with Eisner’s first meeting with the members of a war veterans association called the Former Women Political Prisoner Performance Group in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The book’s guiding questions and themes are introduced, including how the women—who were active participants in the resistance against the French and/or during the American War (Vietnam War)—live on with their memories and traumas, how they survived imprisonment and torture, and why and how various forms of performance have played a vital role in their live...
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Gender studies