The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemoration in Africa

doi:10.1515/9783110655315

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Contributor(s)

Mark-Thiesen, Cassandra (editor)

Mihatsch, Moritz (editor)

Sikes, Michelle (editor)

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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

Language

English

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Abstract

The volume re-centres Africa and African history in memory studies, with each chapter drawing parallels to comparable cases in Africa and the world. An underlying assumption is that what can be learned from the politics of historical memory in Africa will have relevance for contemporary politics globally and for understanding how memories can be mobilised for political ends.

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https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/77189

Keywords

Africa; collective memory; memory politics; historical remembrance; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology; thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology::JMR Cognition and cognitive psychology