Smaranda Vultur, Francezi in Banat, banateni in Franta. Memorie si identitate. Timisoara: Marineasa, 2012
Smaranda Vultur, The French in Banat. People of Banat in France. Memory and Identity. Timisoara: Marineasa, 2012

Summary/Abstract: Smaranda Vultur and the team of researchers and students she coordinates are interested mainly in the specific cultural model of Banat, but also in the dynamics of the relationships between memory and identity. Thus, they are considering the study of memorial practices as means of reinventing the traditions of local ethnic communities and their relationship with the other cultural practices (folkloric, literary, historiographic, political) of the respective communities. At the same time, she tries to capture the social dynamics, the mentalities and behaviours associated to memorial practices, the way in which they enact identity. And this is because the various groups’ competition for memory implies regularly revisiting and recreating the symbolism of the past.

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