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1. 1. Polish Collective Memory, The Jedwabne Pogrom inPolish Newspapers 2016-2018

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Radoslaw Repelewicz; [2023]
   Keywords : Polish Antisemitism; Jan Tomasz Gross; Cultural Trauma; Collective Memory; National Mythology;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. Home Away from Home : A comparative study on identity, collective memory and integration with first and second-generation Assyrians in Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Maria Hermez; Biblina Al-Taji; [2022]
   Keywords : First generation; Second generation; Identity; Collective Memory; Cultural Trauma; Acculturation; Integration; Assyrian; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study is about the first and second generation Assyrians in Sweden. It aims to understand what shapes their identity, and how they integrate in their host country Sweden. Previous studies have looked into the transformation of ethnic identity and integration of Assyrians in Sweden and the role that the collective memory plays. READ MORE

4. 3. Modern Turkish National Identity in Museums : Representation Analysis in Istanbul Museums and Heritage Sector Between 2010-2020

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Lilaf Ajjo; [2021]
   Keywords : National identity; Turkey; National identity representation; Power; Narrative representation; Heritage use; Nationell identitet; Turkiet; nationella museer; folkrepresentation; makt; kollektivt minne;

   Abstract : The representation of national identity in museums of the 21st century´s diverse and multicultural societies is a challenging task. It is a task that involves questions of narrative and heritage inclusivity as well as questions of power and ideology. READ MORE

5. 4. Artificially Authentic and Authentically Artificial : Experiencing the body of the past through the affect of the transmedial narrative of the Outlander-story world

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Moa Hågbäck; [2019]
   Keywords : Material; physical; historic space; transmedia; cultural heritage tourism; affect; prosthetic; Scotland; cultural collective individual memory; memory culture; fan-experience;

   Abstract : Målet och syftet med denna studie är att observera, tolka, och vidareutveckla förståelsen för den samtida turistens interagerande med, och omförhandlande av, det historiska rummet genom individualistisk påverkan från fiktiva narrativ – i detta fallet, Outlanders transmediala berättelsevärld. Genom ett teoretiskt ramverk uppbyggt på materialism, påverkan, tidsresande och proteser har jag analyserat och kartlagt både kulturarvsplatserna samt Outlander-fansens interaktion med dessa genom att ha deltagit själv i två guidade endagarsturer, samt genom en djupgående, om än liten, enkät. READ MORE

6. 5. Place, youth and memory as resistance : An ethnographic case study of discussions about impunity at Londres 38,espacio de memorias

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alexander Mattiasson Nazar; [2019]
   Keywords : Chile; Impunity; Collective Memory; Ethnography; Discourse Analysis; Chile; Straffrihet; Kollektivt minne; Etnografi; Diskursanalys;

   Abstract : ” You don’t talk about politics or football around the dining table” is a Chilean expression that well describes how the dictatorship (1973–1990) is attached to the societal soul, with people’s diversifiedrelationships to its legacy. For the outside world, Chile is a thriving democracy that got out of Pinochet’s iron grip, but for many Chileans, the transition to democracy has excluded demands for justice and a real influence. READ MORE