European Union of Memories? Holocaust-memory-politics in the European Parliament
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After a very brief introduction to history and memory in Europe after 1989, as
seen by Aleida Assmann, I will give a short introduction to the EP and to their
adoption of resolutions and declarations. Then I will define some concepts
central to my study before I proceed to the analysis. Finally I will summarise
and briefly discuss my findings.
The analysis will concentrate on how the memory of the Holocaust has
been addressed in the EP from 1989 to 2009. I identify to major changes, one
that occurred in the 1990s and one that came about after the 2004 enlargement
of the EU and I briefly discuss why these changes have come about. Moreover,
I show that there seems to be a political memory split between Left and Right
and I suggest that the time might not be ripe for a shared European memory.
seen by Aleida Assmann, I will give a short introduction to the EP and to their
adoption of resolutions and declarations. Then I will define some concepts
central to my study before I proceed to the analysis. Finally I will summarise
and briefly discuss my findings.
The analysis will concentrate on how the memory of the Holocaust has
been addressed in the EP from 1989 to 2009. I identify to major changes, one
that occurred in the 1990s and one that came about after the 2004 enlargement
of the EU and I briefly discuss why these changes have come about. Moreover,
I show that there seems to be a political memory split between Left and Right
and I suggest that the time might not be ripe for a shared European memory.
Original language | Danish |
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Publication date | Mar 2012 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2012 |
Event | Second International Graduate Students’ Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies - Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA, United States Duration: 29 Mar 2012 → 1 Apr 2012 |
Conference
Conference | Second International Graduate Students’ Conference on Holocaust and Genocide Studies |
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Location | Clark University |
Country | United States |
City | Worcester, MA, USA |
Period | 29/03/2012 → 01/04/2012 |
- Faculty of Humanities
Research areas
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