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Abstract
Mental and material reconstruction was an ongoing process after World War II, and it still is. This volume combines a detailed treatment of post-war cultural reconstruction in Finnish Lapland – a region on the geographical and historical margins of its nation-state – with comparative case studies of silent post-war memory from other European countries The contributors shed light on key aspects of cultural reconstruction generally: disruptions of national narratives, difficulties of post-war cultural demobilisation, sites of memory, visual narratives of post-war reconstruction, and manifestations of trans-generational experiences of cultural reconstruction.
Exploration of the less conspicuous aspects of mental reconstruction reveals various forms of post-war silence and silencing which have halted or hindered different groups of people in their mental return to peace. Rather than focusing on the “executive level” of material reconstruction, the volume turns its gaze towards those who experienced the return to peace in the mental, societal, and historical margins: members of ethnic, religious, and cultural minorities, women, and children.
The chapters draw on archival and other original sources, personal memories, autobiographical interpretations, and academic debate. The volume is relevant for scholars and advanced students in the fields of cultural history, art history, and cultural studies.
Exploration of the less conspicuous aspects of mental reconstruction reveals various forms of post-war silence and silencing which have halted or hindered different groups of people in their mental return to peace. Rather than focusing on the “executive level” of material reconstruction, the volume turns its gaze towards those who experienced the return to peace in the mental, societal, and historical margins: members of ethnic, religious, and cultural minorities, women, and children.
The chapters draw on archival and other original sources, personal memories, autobiographical interpretations, and academic debate. The volume is relevant for scholars and advanced students in the fields of cultural history, art history, and cultural studies.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Routledge |
Number of pages | 237 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-003-03247-2 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-367-46981-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
MoEC publication type | C2 Edited books |
Publication series
Series | Studies for the International Society for Cultural History |
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Field of science
- History and archaeology
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- 1 Finished
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FEENIKS: Art and culture in the mental and material reconstruction process following in the Lapland War
Tuominen, M., Kinnunen, V., Koivurova, A., Löfgren, M., Harjumaa, T., Kotkavaara, K. & Sääskilahti, N. E.
01.09.2013 → 30.09.2017
Project: Co-funded project
Activities
- 3 Conference presentation
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Postmemory as a tool: How Petsamo people aim to raise the historical consciousness of their past
Tiina Harjumaa (Speaker)
8 Oct 2021Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Petsamo evacuees – mental and internal displacements
Tiina Harjumaa (Speaker)
1 Feb 2019Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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The lost region of Petsamo: shared and constructed interpretations
Tiina Harjumaa (Speaker)
20 Jun 2018Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
Press / Media
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Lapin sota historian marginaalissa?
Marja Tuominen & Tiina Harjumaa
16.11.2021
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Research