The introduction focuses on the etymology of the word "scandalous" as a way to implicate the double meaning of memory. On the one hand a phenomenon forcing a community to stumble on the past and reflect on it; on the other, a rhetoric subjected to political scrutiny and ethical issues. The introduction highlights the different perspectives on this subject presented in the essays of the volume.

Introduction. Scandalous Memories” / Balestrino, Alice. - (2021), pp. 11-30.

Introduction. Scandalous Memories”

alice balestrino
2021

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The introduction focuses on the etymology of the word "scandalous" as a way to implicate the double meaning of memory. On the one hand a phenomenon forcing a community to stumble on the past and reflect on it; on the other, a rhetoric subjected to political scrutiny and ethical issues. The introduction highlights the different perspectives on this subject presented in the essays of the volume.
2021
Past Imperfect Continuous. Trans-Cultural Articulations of the Postmemory of WWII
978-88-9377-183-2
memory studies; Holocaust studies; postmemory; literature; transnationalism
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