
Pamięć jako narzędzie walki w konfliktach etnicznych
Author(s) -
Ewa Szczecińska-Musielak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
politeja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6737
pISSN - 1733-6716
DOI - 10.12797/politeja.11.2014.31_1.25
Subject(s) - ethnic group , emblem , flags register , identity (music) , social identity theory , social memory , social group , visual arts , sociology , psychology , social psychology , art , aesthetics , anthropology , computer science , operating system , cognitive science
Is Social Memory used as a Weapon in Ethnic Conflicts? Northern Ireland Casus
In case of ethnic conflicts, groups may use memories or symbols of casualties or events which happened during conflict, as a specific symbolic weapon. Weapon addressed to the opponent, usually “the other” group defined as “enemy”, but inthe same time as a message addressed to “my” group. Visual displays of Ulster conflict – murals, flags and emblems, painted kerbstones – have been used not only to create patterns of social memory and remembering but also social‑ethnic group identity. These visual displays play significant role in constructing Belfast landscape and Belfast “ethnic identity”.