Whose Memory? Which Future?: Remembering Ethnic Cleansing and Lost Cultural Diversity in Eastern, Central and Southeastern Europe (Contemporary European History Book 18)

Scholars have devoted considerable energy to understanding the history of ethnic cleansing in Europe, reconstructing specific events, state policies, and the lived experiences of victims. Yet much less attention has been given to how these incidents persist in collective memory today. This volume brings together interdisciplinary case studies conducted in Central and Eastern European cities, exploring how present-day inhabitants “remember” past instances of ethnic cleansing, and how they understand the cultural heritage of groups that vanished in their wake. Together these contributions offer insights into more universal questions of collective memory and the formation of national identity. Introduction / Barbara Törnquist-plewa -- Wrocław : Changes In Memory Narratives / Igor Pietraszewski And Barbara Törnquist-plewa -- Between Old Animosity And New Mourning : Meanings Of Czech Post-communist Memorials Of Mass Killings Of The Sudeten Germans / Tomas Sniegon -- Polishness As A Site Of Memory And Arena For Construction Of A Multicultural Heritage In Lʹviv / Eleonora Narvselius -- Memories Of Ethnic Diversity In Local Newspapers : The 600th Anniversary Of Chernivtsi / Niklas Bernsand -- Zaratini : Memories And Absence Of The Italian Community Of Zadar / Tea Sindbaek -- Echo Of Silence : Memory, Politics And Heritage In Post-war Bosnia And Herzegovina, A Case Study: Višegrad / Dragan Nikolic -- Comparative Remarks And Conclusions / Barbara Törnquist-plewa. Edited By Barbara Törnquist-plewa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume brings together case studies exploring how modern inhabitants in Europe "remember" instances of ethnic cleansing, and how they understand the heritage of groups that vanished in their wake.