Disputed Memory - Emotions and Memory Politics in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

The world wars, genocides and extremist ideologies of the 20th century are remembered very differently across Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, resulting sometimes in fierce memory disputes. This book investigates the complexity and contention of the layers of memory of the troubled 20th century in the region. Written by an international group of scholars from a diversity of disciplines, the chapters approach memory disputes in methodologically innovative ways, studying representations and negotiations of disputed pasts in different media, including monuments, museum exhibitions, individual and political discourse and electronic social media. Analyzing memory disputes in various local, national and transnational contexts, the chapters demonstrate the political power and social impact of painful and disputed memories. The book brings new insights into current memory disputes in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. It contributes to the understanding of processes of memory transmission and negotiation across borders and cultures in Europe, emphasizing the interconnectedness of memory with emotions, mediation and politics.

About the author

Tea Sindbaek Andersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Barbara Törnquist-Plewa, Lund University, Sweden.

Report

"The authors apply innovative approaches to the interconnections among disputed memory, emotions, and politics. [...] Its concern for the role of digital media makes this book a timely publication."
Johanna Paul in: SOE 4 (2017), 714-716

Product details

• Assisted by: Te Sindbæk Andersen (Editor), Tea Sindbæk Andersen (Editor), Törnquist-Plewa (Editor), Törnquist-Plewa (Editor), Barbara Törnquist-Plewa (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2016
• EAN: 9783110437638
• ISBN: 978-3-11-043763-8
• No. of pages: 383
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 694 g
• Illustrations: 9 b/w ill., 10 b/w tbl.
• Series: Media and Cultural Memory / Medien und kulturelle Erinnerung; Media and Cultural Memory / Medien und kulturelle Erinnerung; ISSN; Media and Cultural Memory
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies