This book presents a thorough analysis of the Kurdistan Region of
Iraq’s memory culture, focusing particularly on commemorations
and representations of the Anfal and Halabja atrocities. The author
employs a transdisciplinary approach that draws on Memory Studies,
Postcolonial Studies, Heritage Studies, Kurdish Studies, Literary
Studies and Trauma Studies, to analyze cultural objects such as
Kurdistani literary novels, museums, and school curricula. The book
introduces two key concepts: the "phantomic museum" and the
"apostrophic museum." The former explores the fragile and
politicized nature of memories of missing individuals who
disappeared during Saddam Hussein's genocidal campaigns and who
have never been found, primarily as they return in the Halabja
Monument and Peace Museum. The latter examines how the addressing
– apostrophizing – of Kurdistan, in and by the Amna Suraka
museum in the city of Sulaymaniyah, institutionalizes
“official” and highly politicized versions of the past.
General
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan
|
Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Bareez Majid
|
Dimensions: |
210 x 148mm (L x W) |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-137513-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-137513-0 |
Barcode: |
9783031375132 |
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