Remembering Transitions: Local Revisions and Global Crossings in Culture and Media

Ksenia Robbe (Editor)

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Abstract

This volume offers critical perspectives on memories of political and socioeconomic ‘transitions’ that took place between the 1970s and 1990s across the globe and that inaugurated the end of the Cold War. The essays respond to a wealth of recent works of literature, film, theatre, and other media in different languages that rethink the transformations of those decades in light of present-day crises. The authors scrutinize the enduring silences produced by established frameworks of memory and time and explore the mnemonic practices that challenge these frameworks by positing radical ambivalence or by articulating new perspectives and subjectivities. As a whole, the volume contributes to current debates and theory-making in critical memory studies by reflecting on how the changing recollection of transitions constitutes a response to the crisis of memory and time regimes, and how remembering these times as crises renders visible continuities between this past and the present. It is a valuable resource for academics, students, practitioners, and general readers interested in exploring the dynamics of memory in post-authoritarian societies.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherDe Gruyter
Number of pages340
ISBN (Electronic)9783110707793
ISBN (Print)9783110707700
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4-Oct-2023

Publication series

NameMedia and Cultural Memory
PublisherDe Gruyter
Volume38
ISSN (Print)1613-8961

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