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War, Postmemory, and Exhibition Design in Greece. The 'Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth' Exhibition at the Benaki Museum (2022–2023)
- Source :
- Jednak Książki, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 83-104 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, 2023.
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Abstract
- In the paper, I critically discuss the commemorative exhibition “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth” (Athens, Benaki Museum, 2022–2023), examining the role of postmemory in the shaping of national identity in contemporary Greece. Building my analysis on Marianne Hirsch’s concept of postmemory, I draw attention to commemorative exhibition practices and the intergenerational transmission of collective traumatic experiences related to dark events of national significance. Touching upon issues concerning the civilianization of war, I interrogate commemorative exhibitions as prefabricated events, bringing to the fore the selective management of collective memory through exhibition design.
Details
- Language :
- English, Polish
- ISSN :
- 23534699
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Jednak Książki
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.92faca1eb6fb4beab89e5c4783932f26
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.26881/jk.2023.16.06