April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night”
he events of the late 1980s-early 1990s played a key role in the history of Georgia. April 9, 1989, was one of the most important events in this respect. It defined the shared identity and memory for a long time and determined future developments in the country. April 9 proved to be a paradigmatic e...
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| description | he events of the late 1980s-early 1990s played a key role in the history of Georgia. April 9, 1989, was one of the most important events in this respect. It defined the shared identity and memory for a long time and determined future developments in the country. April 9 proved to be a paradigmatic event in the recent history of Georgia. The narrative of trauma and triumph was formed, being reflected in historical, literary and documentary texts, as well as in different sites of memory. Two years later, at the very place of the tragedy, the restoration of independence of Georgia was declared. The paper deals with the process of the crystallization of April 9 as a paradigmatic event. Cultural patterns that played a crucial role in the establishment of the traumatic-triumphal narrative of April 9, 1989, and in the thirty-year dynamics of the attitudes towards this event are explored. The study presents how April 9 and its resonance influenced the perception of the past, as well as further developments. Theories of collective memory and cultural trauma serve as the theoretical framework for the research, while official documents, memoirs, literary texts and various types of media sources form its empirical basis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c08b36dc4c7049e78a732e0c5138e25a2024-03-14T14:44:44ZdeuEditura ARCPlural: History, Culture, Society2345-12622345-184X2023-06-011118810610.37710/plural.v10i1_4April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night”Nino Chikovani0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8294-0586Faculty of Humanities, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State Universityhe events of the late 1980s-early 1990s played a key role in the history of Georgia. April 9, 1989, was one of the most important events in this respect. It defined the shared identity and memory for a long time and determined future developments in the country. April 9 proved to be a paradigmatic event in the recent history of Georgia. The narrative of trauma and triumph was formed, being reflected in historical, literary and documentary texts, as well as in different sites of memory. Two years later, at the very place of the tragedy, the restoration of independence of Georgia was declared. The paper deals with the process of the crystallization of April 9 as a paradigmatic event. Cultural patterns that played a crucial role in the establishment of the traumatic-triumphal narrative of April 9, 1989, and in the thirty-year dynamics of the attitudes towards this event are explored. The study presents how April 9 and its resonance influenced the perception of the past, as well as further developments. Theories of collective memory and cultural trauma serve as the theoretical framework for the research, while official documents, memoirs, literary texts and various types of media sources form its empirical basis.https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Revista-Plural_Vol-11_nr_1_2023_pag-88_106.pdfgeorgiaparadigmatic eventtraumatriumph |
| spellingShingle | Nino Chikovani April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” Plural: History, Culture, Society georgia paradigmatic event trauma triumph |
| title | April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” |
| title_full | April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” |
| title_fullStr | April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” |
| title_full_unstemmed | April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” |
| title_short | April 9, 1989 as a Paradigmatic Event: “The Time We Live in Now Started That Night” |
| title_sort | april 9 1989 as a paradigmatic event the time we live in now started that night |
| topic | georgia paradigmatic event trauma triumph |
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