Introduction
摘要
One of the major challenges in conflict situations is possibly the displacement of persons, leading to the dislocation of their (victims) cultural memories (Assmann, 2010). Conflict has a way of undermining culture, as is evident in the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria, where children have been forcefully displaced from their families, cultural foundation, and exposed to protection concerns (Essien, 2020). Displacement has been known to detach people from their cultural environment; therefore, the resultant effect of this forceful displacement is a dislocation from their cultural memories and development. This studyexplores how the arts can be used to reconstruct dislocated cultural memories among displaced children inMaiduguri, Northeast Nigeria. It examines the impact of conflict on cultural identity, memory, and learningsystems, adopting Video for Development (VfD) approach that enables children to co-create visual narratives oftheir lived experiences. Through participatory storytelling, young people transition from passive to active culturalproducers even in the face of displacement.