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Memorialisation Theory and Discourse
chapter, and on the objectives and purpose of this study, the following
conclusions and directions were developed:
• Collective memory is as important as social amnesia and ‘living in
silence.’ All of them together enable life in contemporary mixed so-
cieties; cooperation and coexistence are crucial for peace and pros-
perity. How important were they and are still for Istria?
• Manipulation, selective perception, mythologisation and politicisa-
tion of the past are often perceived in memorial studies. In such cir-
cumstances, the memory of one community was/is constructed in
opposition to the memories of another (or of others). Can a multi-
cultural community thus maintain tolerant relationships, coopera-
tion and coexistence?
• Regimes/ideologies significantly influence memorial practices, whe-
re damnatio memoriae is not a rare measure. How were/are frequent
changes of regimes/ideology reflected in memorial practices in Is-
tria, the region that was/is also a prominent tourist destination of
the Adriatic?
• Media reports are important as a source for researchers or as a
medium for the transmission of information. To what extent do
the Istrian media report on memory (memorial practices)?
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chapter, and on the objectives and purpose of this study, the following
conclusions and directions were developed:
• Collective memory is as important as social amnesia and ‘living in
silence.’ All of them together enable life in contemporary mixed so-
cieties; cooperation and coexistence are crucial for peace and pros-
perity. How important were they and are still for Istria?
• Manipulation, selective perception, mythologisation and politicisa-
tion of the past are often perceived in memorial studies. In such cir-
cumstances, the memory of one community was/is constructed in
opposition to the memories of another (or of others). Can a multi-
cultural community thus maintain tolerant relationships, coopera-
tion and coexistence?
• Regimes/ideologies significantly influence memorial practices, whe-
re damnatio memoriae is not a rare measure. How were/are frequent
changes of regimes/ideology reflected in memorial practices in Is-
tria, the region that was/is also a prominent tourist destination of
the Adriatic?
• Media reports are important as a source for researchers or as a
medium for the transmission of information. To what extent do
the Istrian media report on memory (memorial practices)?
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