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"Memorials, atavistic memory projects and ungraspable identities"

SZALÓ, Csaba

Basic information

Original name

"Memorials, atavistic memory projects and ungraspable identities"

Authors

Edition

ESA Social Theory Conference, Controversies in Context, Praha, 2010

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

kolektivní paměť; etnické identity; nacionalismus;

Keywords in English

collective memory; ethnicities; nationalism;
Změněno: 7/2/2012 15:23, doc. PhDr. Csaba Szaló, Ph.D.

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

Preceding to the mid-1980s, social theory was silent on the themes of collective memory, memorials and monuments. Since that time, however, interest in these topics, especially in their consequences for ethnic and national identity construction has flowered. The emergence of scholarly interest in memory studies discloses a cultural crisis that is directly linked to the ambiguities in the designation of some events and persons worthy of remembrance. In the face of cultural fragmentation and the delegitimisation of contemporary institutions of solidarity memorials become notable sites of controversy and deliberation. My paper focuses on Péter Nádas' critique of the holocaust memorial in Berlin. After disclosing the theoretical presuppositions of his critique I will put forward an interpretation which re-frames his strong claims as arguments of a Central European discourse on disillusionment with modern politics.

In Czech

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Links

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Name: Reprodukce a integrace společnosti (Acronym: IVRIS)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Reproduction and integration of society