Historical and Collective Memory in the Middle and Far East

ISBN-13: 9783631843871 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 142 str.

Karolina Rak; Michal Lipa; Olga Barbasiewicz

Opis

Memories, which are subjective reconstructions of past events, reflect collectively constructed "truths" about the surrounding world, and, thus, contribute to the further construction of the image or interpretation of the past and the present. This book focuses on the topic of memory in the Middle and Far Eastern societies.

Spis treści

practicing collective and historical memory - memory of the Japanese occupation of Korea - the issues of Japanization policies within the Taiwanese society - the role of museums in strengthening Chinese patriotism - the issue of contemporary Japanese extreme nationalists - disintegration as an aspect of public memory evaluation in India

O autorze

Olga Barbasiewicz, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. at the Institute of Middle and Far East of the Jagiellonian University (JU) in Kraków. She focuses on memory politics, and Japanese-Korean relations.

Karolina Rak, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. at the Institute of the Middle and Far East of JU. Her research interests include contemporary Muslim discourse.

Michal Lipa, Ph.D., Assistant Prof. at the Institute of the Middle and Far East of JU. He is interested in theories of authoritarianism and democratization.