Essays about: "nationsbyggande"

Found 2 essays containing the word nationsbyggande.

1. 1. Fences are like Ghosts are like Monuments : ephemeral social agreements under the neoliberal rule

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

   Author : Herkules Jansson; [2024]
   Keywords : territoriality; nationalism; fencing; bordering; monumentality; nationalist symbolism; nation building myths; memory production; Berzelii park; Raoul Wallenberg; territorialitet; nationalism; staket; gränsdragning; monumentalitet; nationalistisk symbolism; nationsbyggande myter; minnesproduktion; Berzelii park; Raoul Wallenberg;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. "Wiping the Slate Clean of What Has Never Been Written". The Sout African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, History Education and the Building of National Identity

   University essay from Institutionen för tematisk utbildning och forskning

   Author : Giulia Ray; [2002]
   Keywords : Interdisciplinary studies; Post-apartheid; South Africa; education; historiography; history teaching; nation building Sydafrika; efter apartheid; utbildning; historiografi; historieundervisning; nationsbyggande; TVÄRVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : During Apartheid, the history subject in South African national education and the use of history served as fuel both for apartheid as well as for counterhistoriography. Afterthe 1994 elections, the official debate used phrases like "reconciliation through truth" and "knowledge about the past" in order to"move on". READ MORE