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Nostalgia, Loss and Creativity in South-East Europe - Political and Cultural Representations of the Past (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Nostalgia, Loss and Creativity in South-East Europe - Political and Cultural Representations of the Past (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe
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Where nostalgia was once dismissed a wistful dream of a never-never
land, the academic focus has shifted to how pieces of the past are
assembled as the elements in alternative political thinking as well
as in artistic expression. The creative use of the past points to
the complexities of the conceptualization of nostalgia, while
entering areas where the humanities meet the art world and
commerce. This collection of essays shows how this bond is
politically and socially visible on different levels, from states
to local communities, along with creative developments in art,
literature and religious practice. Bringing together scholars from
a range of disciplines, the book offers analyses from diverse
theoretical perspectives, united by an interest in the political
and cultural representations of the past in South-East Europe from
a long-term perspective. By emphasising how the relationship
between loss and creative inspiration are intertwined in cultural
production and history writing, these essays cover themes across
South-East Europe and provide an insight into how specific agents -
intellectuals, politicians, artists - have represented the past and
have looked towards the future.
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