Commemoration lies at the poetic, historiographic, and social heart of human community. It is how societies define themselves and is central to the institution

Public commemorations of various kinds are an important part of how groups large and small acknowledge and process injustices and tragic events. Performing Comm

"War has been commemorated since ancient times. The recent First World War centenaries are proof that remembering conflict continues to produce strong feelings

"Confronting the past" has become a byword for democratization. How societies and governments commemorate their violent pasts is often appraised as a litmus tes

The Art of Commemoration focuses on a particular historical event that illustrates how nations define their own identities and establish mutual relations in the