Work is under way in the truth and reconciliation commission for the Sami, Kvens (north Norwegians of Finnish descent) and Norwegian-Finns. South Africa also chose a truth and reconciliation commission rather than the courts after apartheid. What does it actually take to restore trust between people after centuries of conflict and oppression? And what role can literature play in such a process?
Harald Gaski, professor of Sami culture and literature, and Njabulo Ndebele, South African professor of literature and head of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, met Friday 7 for a conversation on the role of law and art in the work of reconciliation. The discussion was moderated by media professor Kristin Skare Orgeret from the MEKK group.
