Titus Ensink (University of Groningen), Christoph Sauer (University of Groningen)
The Art of Commemoration focuses on a particular historical event that illustrates how nations define their own identities and establish mutual relations in their discourse: the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 and its Commemoration in 1994. This Commemoration was an innovative and unique form of transnational communication because it brought together representative speakers from all parties involved. They considered the commemorated event from different perspectives: the victim (Poland), the former enemy (Germany) and the former allies (England, USA, France and other countries, as well...
The Art of Commemoration focuses on a particular historical event that illustrates how nations define their own identities and establish mutual...