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oa Exhibiting Jasenovac: Controversies, manipulations and politics of memory
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Heritage, Memory and Conflict Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1, May 2023, p. 65 - 69
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- 10 May 2023
Abstract
The Jasenovac Concentration Camp prevails as one of the most potent symbols that continues to fuel ideological and ethno-national divisions in Croatia and neighboring Yugoslav successor states. We argue that mnemonic actors who distort the history, memory, and representations of Jasenovac through commemorative speeches, exhibitions, and political discourse are by no means new. The misuses of the Jasenovac tragedy, vividly present during socialist Yugoslavia, continue to the present day. Drawing upon the history of mediating Jasenovac as well as recent examples of commemorative speeches and problematic exhibitions, this article highlights some of the present-day struggles surrounding this former campscape.