Institutionalised amnesia? Exploring geographies of memory and the care of German graves in Central Europe: insights from the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-025-11282-z#citeas" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-025-11282-z#citeas</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10708-025-11282-z" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10708-025-11282-z</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Institutionalised amnesia? Exploring geographies of memory and the care of German graves in Central Europe: insights from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The care of German tombs and graves remains a sensitive and complex issue in Central Europe, particularly in the Czech Republic. This study adopts a historical-geographical approach to explore German cemeteries and graves as significant memory landscapes. Specifically, it investigates the current state of German cemeteries in the Czech Republic, identifies forms of devastation, and examines the tools available to burial ground operators for their maintenance. The theoretical framework draws upon the concepts of lieux de m &amp; eacute;moire (sites of memory) and a metaphorical understanding of memory landscapes. Empirically, the study involves on-site visits to cemeteries and the implementation of semi-structured interviews in three case study regions within the country. The findings contribute to a proposal for measures aimed at preserving and caring for abandoned German cemeteries, taking into account ongoing scholarly debates on the geography and politics of memory. Among the key recommendations is the establishment of a subsidy programme to support, even symbolically, the rehabilitation of graves of significant historical figures. Additionally, the development of a methodological guide is proposed to assist mayors and other burial ground operators in addressing practical challenges related to the care and restoration of these graves.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Institutionalised amnesia? Exploring geographies of memory and the care of German graves in Central Europe: insights from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The care of German tombs and graves remains a sensitive and complex issue in Central Europe, particularly in the Czech Republic. This study adopts a historical-geographical approach to explore German cemeteries and graves as significant memory landscapes. Specifically, it investigates the current state of German cemeteries in the Czech Republic, identifies forms of devastation, and examines the tools available to burial ground operators for their maintenance. The theoretical framework draws upon the concepts of lieux de m &amp; eacute;moire (sites of memory) and a metaphorical understanding of memory landscapes. Empirically, the study involves on-site visits to cemeteries and the implementation of semi-structured interviews in three case study regions within the country. The findings contribute to a proposal for measures aimed at preserving and caring for abandoned German cemeteries, taking into account ongoing scholarly debates on the geography and politics of memory. Among the key recommendations is the establishment of a subsidy programme to support, even symbolically, the rehabilitation of graves of significant historical figures. Additionally, the development of a methodological guide is proposed to assist mayors and other burial ground operators in addressing practical challenges related to the care and restoration of these graves.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

GeoJournal

ISSN

0343-2521

e-ISSN

1572-9893

Svazek periodika

90

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

43

Kód UT WoS článku

001418230800002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85218419875