Remembering the present: Dealing with the memories of terrorism in Europe

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1269

Keywords:

spontaneous memorials, Brussels attacks, European memory, terrorism, remembrance,

Abstract

Whilst the interest of memory scholars in political violence and more specifically in terrorism is not novel, there appears to be a certain urgency to reflect upon memories of terrorist violence in collective, European immaginarium. By questioning how to deal with these memories and how the process of remembrance of the victims of terrorism will pave its way into a European memory culture, this article analyses spontaneous memorialization of the victims of terrorist attacks in Brussels (2016).

Author Biography

Ana Milošević, KU Leuven

Ana Milošević is a joint PhD candidate with the University of Leuven in Belgium and the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. Her research interests cover collective memories, identities and European integration of the post-conflict societies with a special focus on coming to terms with the past. Currently, she is collaborating with the European Observatory on memories, at University of Barcelona in Spain on topics related to transnational memory activism and the politics of memory in the Western Balkans.

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Published

2017-05-24

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017)

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