Johnson, WilliamBeck, ErinBalbuena, MoniqueBarr, Sarah2021-07-272021-07-272021https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2649290 pagesMemorialization is a tool of transitional justice that utilizes the power of memory to recognize a society’s painful history to cultivate a new understanding of past and present injustices. In post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, the establishment of memorialization efforts is highly contested, as they are implemented by local communities, political elites, and the international community in an ethno-nationalist society with a unique memoryscape that widely functions on ethnic division rather than unification. This thesis utilizes the case studies of the Slana Banja memorial complex in Tuzla and the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery in Potočari to analyze and contrast the forms, functions, successes, and limitations of memorialization efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through my research, I am to highlight the power of memory as a tool to alter societies, demonstrating that history is never confined to the past and is utilized to adjust the present and influence the future.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 4.0BalkansMemorializationTransitional JusticeBosnia and HerzegovinaEthnic conflictThesis/Dissertation0000-0002-5692-6625