The Power of Memory: The Implementation and Effects of Post-War Memorialization Efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, William
dc.contributor.advisorBeck, Erin
dc.contributor.advisorBalbuena, Monique
dc.contributor.authorBarr, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-27T18:43:08Z
dc.date.available2021-07-27T18:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description90 pages
dc.description.abstractMemorialization 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_US
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5692-6625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/26492
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.subjectBalkansen_US
dc.subjectMemorializationen_US
dc.subjectTransitional Justiceen_US
dc.subjectBosnia and Herzegovinaen_US
dc.subjectEthnic conflicten_US
dc.titleThe Power of Memory: The Implementation and Effects of Post-War Memorialization Efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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