The Problem with Memory
The Problem with Memory
Author(s): Kinga Anna Gajda, Monika EriksenSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Political history
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Summary/Abstract: Kosovo is a perfect illustration of how the concept of memory and living experiences align to create two very different visions of the same idea. Both Kosovo-Albanians and Kosovo-Serbs remember the past wrongs which each side inflicted upon the other and have used the past to mould an identity. Yet the idea of a unified Kosovar identity can only be constructed within a state (polity)-oriented identity framework.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 05 (18)
- Page Range: 142-148
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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