Ruins of the Second World War, archeology and memory: on the cultural heritage management policy in post-communist Romania
Ruins of the Second World War, archeology and memory: on the cultural heritage management policy in post-communist Romania
Author(s): Radu-Alexandru DragomanSubject(s): Architecture, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Editura "Arhitectură. Restaurare. Arheologie"
Keywords: Blockhouses; Second World War; memory; politics; Romania
Summary/Abstract: The text refers to a neglected category of monuments from Romania, namely the Second World War blockhouses built on the Black Sea shore against a possible invasion by the Soviet Union. Starting from the premise that the archaeological vestiges constitute the “material memory” of the past (Olivier 2008), I argue that the Second World War blockhouses from Romania are ignored because of the memories they contain – memories that can not be used in “heroic” narratives about the recent past and unconfortable for the socio-political projects of the present.
Journal: Caiete ARA
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 189-202
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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