The Theatre of Regret

Theatre of Regret is a significant contribution to the studies of transitional justice and reconciliation literature. ~Jonathan Nash, Department of English, University of Victoria, University of Toronto Quarterly

The Theatre of Regret offers a thought-provoking critique of "reconciliation" as it has been captured by settler colonialism.

~Melanie Braith, University of Winnipeg., Native American and Indigenous Studies. Volume 10. Issue 1. Spring 2023.

The Theatre of Regret is a timely book that implores Canadian settlers to look at the uncomfortable truth of the narratives we tell ourselves: the truth of residential schools and the truth of ongoing settler colonialism and violence.

~Christine Anonuevo, University of Northern British Columbia, BC Studies

…Gaertner argues that it is imperative reconciliation centres Indigenous perspective and creates space for Indigenous voices. The Theatre of Regret does just this with depth and flair…

~Alice Higgs, doctoral graduate, University of Sheffield, Journal of Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand Studies