Tag: memory and trauma
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Slow Poison by Mahmood Mamdani review: Can Idi Amin ever be rehabilitated?
Revisiting a Dictatorship through a Different Lens Mamdani’s Slow Poison is not a conventional biography but a meticulous interrogation of how history remembers Idi Amin. The book dives into archives, testimonies, and Mamdani’s characteristic cross-disciplinary approach to power, violence, and legitimacy. The central question—whether Amin’s reign can ever be rehabilitated in the public record—unfolds against…
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After a Stroke, Stellan Skarsgård Finds Renewal in Sentimental Value
Stellan Skarsgård’s Silent Fight: From Setback to Renewal Three years ago, celebrated Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård faced a health scare that could have ended his storied career. A stroke disrupted his day-to-day life, inflicting memory lapses and a narrowing focus that challenged the very craft he’s spent decades mastering. For a moment, the actor who…