ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the aural dimension of colonialism and decolonisation in the context of Portugal’s African empire. It focusses on listening, sound, echo, resonance, aural memory, ear-witnessing, voice, and silence. The chapter explores, in particular, the roles and ethical responsibilities of listeners and ear-witnesses in contemporary Portuguese life-writing that deals with the end of empire, concentrating on the literary work of Isabela Figueiredo (b. 1963, Mozambique), specifically on Notebook of Colonial Memories (Caderno de Memórias Coloniais, 2009).
