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METACRITIC JOURNAL FOR COMPARATIVE STUDIES AND THEORY
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 116-129Publisher
UNIV BABES-BOLYAI, FAC LETTERS, PHANTASMA CTR IMAGINATION STUDIES
DOI: 10.24193/mjcst.2021.11.07
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Malvinas/Falklands War; war and remembrance; collective memory; national identity; memorial sites; war monuments
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The remembrance of war and commemoration practices have a significant impact on the collective memories of society, enhancing group cohesion and shaping collective identity. War memorials are an expression of patriotism, framing deaths in a national narrative of glorious sacrifice for the cause and nation.
The remembrance of war and commemoration practices shape the collective memories of society and, as such, war has been one of the most productive topics in memory studies. Commemorating past wars is one of the ways of constructing a commonly shared memory that would enhance group cohesion and shape collective identity. This paper will provide three examples of sites of memory in reference to the Malvinas/Falklands War, one from each side of the dispute United Kingdom, Argentina and a third example from the actual territory of the Falkland Islands to illustrate how war memorials are an expression of patriotism, built to frame the deaths in terms of a national narrative of glorious sacrifice for cause and nation. Therefore, war commemoration recalls past experiences of suffering, but at the same time, of resistance.
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