Politics of Memory and Nationalism

Abstract

Scholars of nationalism knew about the role of memory and forgetting in nation building long before the contemporary boom of memory studies. Still, they can learn a lot from this relatively new research field. This article offers an overview of the literature on the politics of memory, focusing on different patterns of dealing with a dark past of genocides, civil wars, and political repressions, on the one hand, and on the observations derived from the recent so-called “memory wars” in Europe, on the other. Both issues elucidate a persistent role of nationalism in the contemporary world.

Religion and Cultural Mediations: Perspectives from Contemporary Portuguese Society

“…41-70). Commemoration is always selective and implies a judgment about the events and personalities of the past that can underpin the identity of the political community (Malinova 2021;Hakim and Adams 2018). In this work of selection, one not infrequently finds the trace of the politics of domination (there are "forbidden" memories) and of discrimination (certain minorities or less politically represented groups) (Candau 1998, pp.…”

Медийные Модели Пропаганды: Пандемия COVID-19 В Русскоязычных СМИ С “Другим Мнением”

“…Российские исследователи политической коммуникации более глубоко и заинтересованно проработали теоретическое поле феномена "идеология" [Гаврилова 2021; Нисневич, Рябов 2016 и др. ], включая символическую политику [Malinova 2021], нежели собственно пропаганды. В научном дискурсе идеология и пропаганда связаны (так связаны язык как система и речь как практика), но они описываются разными теориями (с частичным пересечением), а также имеют различные "исследовательские мишени".…”

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“…Hence, we need to review memory politics, which refers to the public activities of several social individuals and organizations. It aimed at promoting certain interpretations of a collective history and establishing an appropriate sociocultural infrastructure of remembering, school curriculum, and, in some cases, special laws (Malinova 2021). We propose that regarding Kohn's perspective, collective interpretations of the past and shared representations thus far emerge in Indonesia within the framework of 'civic nationalism' (Kohn 1944).…”