The renowned Hungarian American historian István Deák on the Monument of German Occupation, 1944-45, which is planned in Budapest by the right-wing nationalist FIDEZ government > text (c) Hungarian Spectrum, 2014
photo of monument draft (c) FACEBOOK, 2014
Archive for cultural memory
“Nationalist Copyright on WW1?”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 20th century history, Austria-Hungary, cultural memory, Europe, First World War, Nationalism, Serbia on 17 January 2014 by delclem
“As we are entering the anniversary of the centenary with the outbreak of World War One, controversies over how to commemorate the past are heating up. A few day ago, I published a comment in the Austrian daily Die Presse on debates and controversies over the commemoration of World War One. As unfortunately these debates are mostly published in German (and Serbian) only. Thus, some key points and links here.” Reblogged text by Florian Bieber, professor of SE European Studies, University of Graz
WHO OWNS ‘1914’ ?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1914, 2014, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Austria-Hungary, Bosnian War, commemoration, cultural memory, Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo, World War I on 16 November 2013 by delclem
Nationalistic mud wrestling – or pan-European opportunity? The lobbying
is on for the WWI commemoration of Sarajevo in June 2014.
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Bosnian War Memories Filmed for Oral History Archive
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian War, cultural memory, oral history, testimony, yugoslavia on 11 November 2013 by delclem
“From ex-officers and politicians to ordinary Bosnians, over 100 people have given video interviews for a new archive of memories of wartime suffering and imprisonment.” >article & photos (c) Balkan Insight, 2013
Hungarian far-right sparks protests as it commemorates wartime leader
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Budapest, cultural memory, fascism, hsitory, Hungary, Jobbik, Miklós Horthy, right extremsism on 6 November 2013 by delclem
“Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party unveiled a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy who presided over the country’s alliance with Nazi Germany, in Budapest on Sunday, sparking protests and highlighting concerns about anti-Semitism in the country.” >text & slide show (c) reuters 2013; another article (c) Hungarian Spectrum, 2013
Iconoclasm in Vienna
Posted in Uncategorized with tags art, Austria, cultural memory, Joef Weinheber, Literature, monuments, National Socialism, poetry, Vienna on 25 October 2013 by delclem
This work deals with a memorial to Austrian poet and Nazi Josef Weinheber (1892-1945) which stands at the Schillerpark in Vienna’s city centre. A temporary intervention aimed at exposing its conflicted history and leading to a permanent artistic reconfiguration and contextualization of the monument.
>more (c) Eduard Freudmann, 2013
The Srebrenica Massacre of 1995: still counting…
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian War, commemoration, cultural memory, genocide, massacre, Srebrenica, war crimes on 11 July 2013 by delclemIncisive Anniversary
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1938, Anschluss, Austria, cultural memory, Germany, Hitler, memory politics, National Socialism on 13 March 2013 by delclem
Austria commemorates again its – less forced than desired – “Anschluss” to Nazi Germany. Continue reading
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