Abstract This seminar paper analyzes The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) as a cinematic performance that rehearses and naturalizes colonial authority under the guise of a historical adventure. Instead of viewing the film solely as a survival story about the Tsavo Man-Eaters during British railway construction in colonial Kenya, I argue that it functions as … Continue reading Restored Mastery: Colonial Performance and Nonhuman Spectacle in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)