Exhibiting Jasenovac: Controversies, manipulations and politics of memory
The Jasenovac Concentration Camp prevails as one of the most potent symbols that continues to fuel ideological and ethno-national divisions in Croatia and neighboring Yugoslav successor states. We argue that mnemonic actors who distort the history, memory, and representations of Jasenovac through co...
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2023-05-01
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| author | Andriana Bencic Kuznar Vjeran Pavlakovic |
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| description | The Jasenovac Concentration Camp prevails as one of the most potent symbols that continues to fuel ideological and ethno-national divisions in Croatia and neighboring Yugoslav successor states. We argue that mnemonic actors who distort the history, memory, and representations of Jasenovac through commemorative speeches, exhibitions, and political discourse are by no means new. The misuses of the Jasenovac tragedy, vividly present during socialist Yugoslavia, continue to the present day. Drawing upon the history of mediating Jasenovac as well as recent examples of commemorative speeches and problematic exhibitions, this article highlights some of the present-day struggles surrounding this former campscape. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9eb3807404c4851a4fe0a953a9a1ce82023-12-02T17:38:58ZengAmsterdam University PressHeritage, Memory and Conflict2666-50502023-05-013656910.3897/ijhmc.3.7158371583Exhibiting Jasenovac: Controversies, manipulations and politics of memoryAndriana Bencic Kuznar0Vjeran Pavlakovic1University of ZagrebUniversity of RijekaThe Jasenovac Concentration Camp prevails as one of the most potent symbols that continues to fuel ideological and ethno-national divisions in Croatia and neighboring Yugoslav successor states. We argue that mnemonic actors who distort the history, memory, and representations of Jasenovac through commemorative speeches, exhibitions, and political discourse are by no means new. The misuses of the Jasenovac tragedy, vividly present during socialist Yugoslavia, continue to the present day. Drawing upon the history of mediating Jasenovac as well as recent examples of commemorative speeches and problematic exhibitions, this article highlights some of the present-day struggles surrounding this former campscape.https://ijhmc.arphahub.com/article/71583/download/pdf/ |
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