Essays about: "identity memory"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 essays containing the words identity memory.
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1. Fences are like Ghosts are like Monuments : ephemeral social agreements under the neoliberal rule
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperAbstract : This essay delves into the intricate dynamics of Berzelii Park, focusing on the interaction between the mesh fence constructed in 2016 and the Raoul Wallenberg monuments. It examines the fence as a nationalist monument, revealing its transformative impact on the communal space and highlighting its role in shaping memories, identity, and ideological conflicts within the urban landscape. READ MORE
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2. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE
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3. Polish Collective Memory, The Jedwabne Pogrom inPolish Newspapers 2016-2018
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetikAbstract : This study examines the Cultural Trauma associated with the Jedwabne pogrom, as portrayed in three Polish newspapers. The essay seeks to answer the following questions: How did the chosen three Polish newspapers with varying ideological and political views depict the discussion about the Jedwabne pogrom in their articles in the years 2016-2018? In what ways do these usages and representations reflect or challenge the dominant narratives of Polish national mythology? How has the discussion on Polish antisemitism in relation to the Jedwabne pogrom changed after the conservative Law and Justice party came to power in 2015? The source material used consists of 45 newspaper pieces from Gazeta Wyborcza, Tygodnik Powszechny, and Polonia Christianapublished between 2016-2018. READ MORE
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4. To Identify With a Memory : A Case Study on Nubian Post-Displacement Ethnic Identity in Contemporary Egypt
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : More than one generation of Nubians have been living dispersed in various locations in Egypt. Decades after the latest 1964 displacement and the memory of the lost homeland does not seem to fade. READ MORE
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5. “I Want to Tell You a Story”: Exploring the Role of Narratives in Documenting Sexual Violence During the Holocaust : A Study of Survivor Testimonies from the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This qualitative research study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the narratives surrounding the experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust, focusing on the localized context of the Warsaw and Łódź ghettos and their immediate surroundings. The main objectives of this research are to examine how Holocaust survivors recount experiences of sexual violence in video testimonies and investigate the scope of sexual violence in the localized context by analyzing different perpetrator groups and the power relations that enabled sexual violence in the ghettos and in hiding. READ MORE
