Figure 1: Entrance to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Image courtesy of KGM, https://kgm.rw/about/photo-gallery/ By Georgie Sullivan Pierre Nora has suggested that there are liéux de memoire (sites of memory) because there is no longer milieux de mémoire (real environments of memory)(Nora, 1984). Ideas about history,…
Month: May 2023
Join Heriland in this international seminar on “Understanding wartime narratives in the digital age”
This year, the International Seminar on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation for Future Generations will address the growing challenges to understanding narratives of war at heritage sites. The inclusion of underrepresented voices related to war is necessary for a balanced understanding of history and countering disinformation,…
by Leanna Wigboldus Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1: Map of the World Heritage site portion of Southern Öland, with divisions (Moreau and Folkesson, 2015) The island of Öland (Sweden) is a continuing landscape rich in both cultural and natural values, with the island’s southern…