Romanian Urban Monuments and Place Names in Cluj
Romanian Urban Monuments and Place Names in Cluj
Author(s): Sorin MituSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Cluj; twentieth and twenty‑first centuries; historical memory; public monuments; urban toponymy;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the sites of memory in Cluj, in order to highlight the process of the city’s symbolic Romanianization. The main sources are public monuments and street toponymy, while the methodology is based on anthropological literature and direct observation of sites and their corresponding social practices. The results of the research reveal the main ideological themes and symbolic functions associated with the monuments and names of Cluj.
Journal: Acta Musei Napocensis. Historica
- Issue Year: 57/2020
- Issue No: 57
- Page Range: 119-139
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English, Romanian