War, Postmemory, and Exhibition Design in Greece. The “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth” Exhibition at the Benaki Museum (2022–2023)
War, Postmemory, and Exhibition Design in Greece. The “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth” Exhibition at the Benaki Museum (2022–2023)
Author(s): Maria G. MoschouSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Military history
Published by: Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: 1922 Catastrophe; civilianization of war; postmemory; commemorative exhibitions; national identity
Summary/Abstract: In the paper, I critically discuss the commemorative exhibition “Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth” (Athens, Benaki Museum, 2022–2023), examining the role of postmemory in the shaping of national identity in contemporary Greece. Building my analysis on Marianne Hirsch’s concept of postmemory, I draw attention to commemorative exhibition practices and the intergenerational transmission of collective traumatic experiences related to dark events of national significance. Touching upon issues concerning the civilianization of war, I interrogate commemorative exhibitions as prefabricated events, bringing to the fore the selective management of collective memory through exhibition design.
Journal: Jednak Książki. Gdańskie Czasopismo Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 16
- Page Range: 83-104
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English