Two Faces of the Monument: Politics and Practices in the Usages of the Monument to the Peasant Revolt and Matija Gubec in Gornja Stubica (Translation) Cover Image

Dva lica spomenika: politike i prakse korištenja Spomenika Seljačkoj buni i Matiji Gupcu u Gornjoj Stubici
Two Faces of the Monument: Politics and Practices in the Usages of the Monument to the Peasant Revolt and Matija Gubec in Gornja Stubica (Translation)

Author(s): Tomislav Oroz, Nevena Škrbić Alempijević
Subject(s): Anthropology, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: Monument to the Peasant Revolt and Matija Gubec in Gornja Stubica; Antun Augustinčić; socialism; Chivalry Tournament; Gubec Theatre;social memory;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to analyze the monument to the Peasant Revolt and Matija Gubec in Gornja Stubica as materialised memory of the past constructed in relation to present-day circumstances. The monument is approached through the prism of people who use it and bring it to life in diverse ways, with the emphasis on their cultural practices and performances in the memorial space. Out of a number of potential approaches to the Monument, the authors focus on its two faces, related to two historical moments, but also two different modes of memory. One is connected with the construction of the monument and its commemorative and anniversary usages in socialism. The other is created in the 21st century, when images of the past also become embodied in living history performances.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 131-187
  • Page Count: 58
  • Language: English, Croatian