General Information

Author/Creator

Gensburger, Sarah, 1976-

Language

English.

Published

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.

Physical Description

vii, 128 p. ; 21 cm.

Series

Palgrave Macmillan memory studies

Contributors

Contributor

Lefranc, Sandrine, 1972-

Throssell, Katharine, 1981- (translator)

Contents/Summary

Summary

This book provides a fresh perspective on the familiar belief that memory policies are successful in building peaceful societies. Whether in a stable democracy or in the wake of a violent political conflict, this book argues that memory policies are unhelpful in preventing hate, genocide, and mass crimes. Since the 1990s, transmitting the memory of violent pasts has been utilized in attempts to foster tolerance and fight racism, hate and antisemitism. However, countries that invested in memory policies have overseen the rise of hate crimes and populisms instead of growing social cohesion. Breaking with the usual moralistic position, this book takes stock of this situation. Where do these memory policies come from? Whom do they serve? Can we make them more effective? In other words, can we really learn from the past? At a time when memory studies are blooming, this book questions the normative belief in the effects of memory.

Subjects

Subject

Reconciliation > Political aspects.

Collective memory > Political aspects.

Collective memory > Social aspects.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Sarah Gensburger, Sandrine Lefranc ; translated by Katharine Throssell.

Content

1: Introduction -- 2: The Making of Memory Policies -- 3: Memory Policies in Action -- 4: The Effects of Memory -- 5: Memory Is Not Enough: Can Memory Policies Be More Effective?

ISBN

9783030342043

9783030342029

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	303.372 GEN		Reference	-

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