Keeping the Memories of the Malvinas/Falklands War Alive: Exploring Memorial Sites in the UK, Argentina and the Falkland Islands

A. Bellot
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The remembrance of war and commemoration practices shape the collective memories of society and, as such, war has been one of the most productive topics in memory studies. Commemorating past wars is one of the ways of constructing a commonly shared memory that would enhance group cohesion and shape collective identity. This paper will provide three examples of sites of memory in reference to the Malvinas/Falklands War, one from each side of the dispute— United Kingdom, Argentina and a third example from the actual territory of the Falkland Islands to illustrate how war memorials are an expression of patriotism, built to frame the deaths in terms of a national narrative of glorious sacrifice for cause and nation. Therefore, war commemoration recalls past experiences of suffering, but at the same time, of resistance.
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保持马尔维纳斯/福克兰群岛战争的记忆:探索英国,阿根廷和福克兰群岛的纪念遗址
对战争的记忆和纪念活动塑造了社会的集体记忆,因此,战争一直是记忆研究中最有成效的主题之一。纪念过去的战争是构建共同记忆的方式之一,这将增强群体凝聚力,塑造集体认同。本文将提供关于马尔维纳斯/福克兰群岛战争的三个纪念地点的例子,一个来自争端的双方——联合王国、阿根廷,另一个来自福克兰群岛的实际领土,以说明战争纪念碑如何是爱国主义的一种表达,其目的是根据为事业和国家作出光荣牺牲的民族叙述来构建死亡。因此,战争纪念唤起了过去的苦难经历,但同时也唤起了抵抗。
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Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory
Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
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