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A ‘Lieux de Memoire’, Pierre Nora argues, is a collective cultural memory of a certain key histor... more A ‘Lieux de Memoire’, Pierre Nora argues, is a collective cultural memory of a certain key historical event. Over time this event is solidified and crystallises within our cultural memory in a certain way.
Our cultural memory of the conflict has remained the same since the 1960s when the anti-war movement was growing and social change created a more liberal society. A combination of Clark’s work and the anti-war sentiment of the 1960s combined to produce the stance of the war we see in film and literature, recently illustrated by books such as Sebastien Faulks’ Birdsong. As a result, the interpretation of the war illustrated in popular culture largely follows this outdated analysis of the conflict. Cultural memory is related to the time in which a society wishes to remember a certain event rather than actual memory of the event itself. Thus the ‘chosen memory’ of the First World War is that which crystallised in popular consciousness during the 1960s and continues to be taught today through popular culture.
authority is whether he possesses the power of life and death over his subjects." (Roberts, 1979,... more authority is whether he possesses the power of life and death over his subjects." (Roberts, 1979, p.32) By this definition Italy is arguably a state, albeit a recent one, and it is clear that the process of state building has been a lengthy one and the authority of the Italian state in regard to the enforcing of power is debatable.
The Representation of the Syrian Uprising in Western and Arab Media (with reference to Newsweek, Al-Jazeera and the use of New Media), Dec 8, 2012
A ‘Lieux de Memoire’, Pierre Nora argues, is a collective cultural memory of a certain key histor... more A ‘Lieux de Memoire’, Pierre Nora argues, is a collective cultural memory of a certain key historical event. Over time this event is solidified and crystallises within our cultural memory in a certain way.
Our cultural memory of the conflict has remained the same since the 1960s when the anti-war movement was growing and social change created a more liberal society. A combination of Clark’s work and the anti-war sentiment of the 1960s combined to produce the stance of the war we see in film and literature, recently illustrated by books such as Sebastien Faulks’ Birdsong. As a result, the interpretation of the war illustrated in popular culture largely follows this outdated analysis of the conflict. Cultural memory is related to the time in which a society wishes to remember a certain event rather than actual memory of the event itself. Thus the ‘chosen memory’ of the First World War is that which crystallised in popular consciousness during the 1960s and continues to be taught today through popular culture.
authority is whether he possesses the power of life and death over his subjects." (Roberts, 1979,... more authority is whether he possesses the power of life and death over his subjects." (Roberts, 1979, p.32) By this definition Italy is arguably a state, albeit a recent one, and it is clear that the process of state building has been a lengthy one and the authority of the Italian state in regard to the enforcing of power is debatable.
The Representation of the Syrian Uprising in Western and Arab Media (with reference to Newsweek, Al-Jazeera and the use of New Media), Dec 8, 2012