War as a Space of Memory – Images, Values, Identifications

Description

How do collective memories arise? Which images, narratives, and symbols shape our societal values and collective identity? What significance do places of remembrance and figures of memory have for the collective memory? This expert tour is dedicated to the question of how war experiences are culturally processed and translated into shared self-images. The focus is on the way war is remembered, depicted, and passed on. Artworks, visual narratives, and cultural artifacts reveal how ideas of threat, heroism, willingness to sacrifice, neutrality, or defensiveness arise and which values they convey. From a cultural studies perspective, the tour asks how memory is staged: Why do certain figures, places, and narratives become carriers of collective memory? What identification offers do they create? And how do these narratives continue to influence individual perceptions, societal values, and self-images today? With: Dr. Darija Davidović, cultural scientist, Bern University of the Arts

Highlights

• Tour with Dr. Darija Davidović
• Discussion of war experiences and collective memories
• Insights into artworks and cultural artifacts

General Information

The event takes place at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich and offers an in-depth analysis of how war experiences are translated into collective identities. Dr. Darija Davidović guides through the topic of places of remembrance and their influence on societal values.

Location

Museumstrasse 2, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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