The Troubled Pasts of Hungarian and German Minorities in Slovakia and Their Representation in Museums

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F18%3A10388531" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/18:10388531 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2018-0002" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2018-0002</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jnmlp-2018-0002" target="_blank" >10.2478/jnmlp-2018-0002</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Troubled Pasts of Hungarian and German Minorities in Slovakia and Their Representation in Museums

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In the 20th century, the two world wars reshaped the map of Central Europe as well as the status of Central Europe&apos;s diverse societies. In my article, I focus on the Hungarian and German minorities in Slovakia and the representation of their problematic historical past in contemporary Slovak museums. More specifically, I zoom in on the exhibition Exchanged Homes displayed in Bratislava, which aims to commemorate the fate of Hungarians, Germans, and Slovaks, all of whom were affected by the population transfers after World War II. Based on the concept of memorial museums theorized by Paul Williams, I aim to show how the different exhibitions engage with the traumatic past of forceful resettlement. By offering multifaceted memories of a troubled past, these exhibitions avoid categorizing &quot;victims&quot; and &quot;perpetrators&quot; along national or ethnic lines. My paper thus analyzes the concepts and components of the exhibitions-the context of the postwar events, oral history interviews, and objects of everyday use that should bring the visitor closer to the experience of the people who were forced to leave. I argue that exhibitions of this sort have the ability to challenge the dominant historical narrative focusing on a national &quot;Slovak&quot; history and help the process of reconciliation between the Slovak majority society, and the Hungarian and German minorities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Troubled Pasts of Hungarian and German Minorities in Slovakia and Their Representation in Museums

Popis výsledku anglicky

In the 20th century, the two world wars reshaped the map of Central Europe as well as the status of Central Europe&apos;s diverse societies. In my article, I focus on the Hungarian and German minorities in Slovakia and the representation of their problematic historical past in contemporary Slovak museums. More specifically, I zoom in on the exhibition Exchanged Homes displayed in Bratislava, which aims to commemorate the fate of Hungarians, Germans, and Slovaks, all of whom were affected by the population transfers after World War II. Based on the concept of memorial museums theorized by Paul Williams, I aim to show how the different exhibitions engage with the traumatic past of forceful resettlement. By offering multifaceted memories of a troubled past, these exhibitions avoid categorizing &quot;victims&quot; and &quot;perpetrators&quot; along national or ethnic lines. My paper thus analyzes the concepts and components of the exhibitions-the context of the postwar events, oral history interviews, and objects of everyday use that should bring the visitor closer to the experience of the people who were forced to leave. I argue that exhibitions of this sort have the ability to challenge the dominant historical narrative focusing on a national &quot;Slovak&quot; history and help the process of reconciliation between the Slovak majority society, and the Hungarian and German minorities.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2018

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Nationalism Memory and Language Politics [online]

ISSN

2570-5857

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

20

Strana od-do

52-71

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85061744378