Essays about: "Collective Memories"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words Collective Memories.

  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. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Activation of Place : Curating Site-Specific Art at the Luleå Biennial in 2018 and 2020

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Nåtoft; [2023]
    Keywords : Site specificity; site-specific art; site-related art; Miwon Kwon; Nick Kaye; performance; performance of space; interdisciplinary; contemporary art; curating; biennial; art biennial; Luleå; Luleå biennial; Norrbotten; Karl Sjölund; Raqs Media Collective; Maria W Horn; Kapwani Kiwanga; Platsspecificitet; platsspecifik konst; plats-relaterad konst; Miwon Kwon; Nick Kaye; performance; performance of space; interdisciplinärt; samtidskonst; curating; biennial; konstbiennial; Luleåbiennialen; Luleå; Norrbotten; Karl Sjölund; Raqs Media Collective; Maria W Horn; Kapwani Kiwanga;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how site-specific art manifest itself in different ways, specifically in the biennial format. The focus is on the Luleå Biennale, one of Scandinavia's oldest biennales that returns every two years. READ MORE

  5. 4. Rosenhagen – a place to remember: Mobilizing the Past for the future of People’s Park in Anderslöv

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : August Ambjörnsson; [2023]
    Keywords : People’s Park; Collective Memories; the left behind countryside; places and their pasts; Rosenhagen; Anderslöv; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study analyzes the memory of Rosenhagen, a People’s Park in Anderslöv. The Park was founded in 1930 by the local labor movement and has since then served varied, but important functions in the community. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mediating the Past and Historicizing the Present: The HBO Series Chernobyl (2019) and Its Transnational Audience Responses on IMDb

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Wei Xu; [2023]
    Keywords : Chernobyl; nuclear disaster; audience research; media and memories; cultural memory; television drama and history; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences; History and Archaeology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the vulnerability of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under the spotlight. Meanwhile, the remembrance and reflection of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 has been ongoing in different media among which the HBO mini-series Chernobyl (2019) stands out and resonates transnationally. READ MORE