| Abstrakt: |
National identity is one of the fundamental identities. At the same time, changes in society and its social institutions (as agents of influence) change the content and forms of national identity of members of society. Therefore, the establishment of one or another model of identity is carried out in a particular social context that defines not only a range of alternatives but also a set of different commemorative practices. Commemoration is based on collective memory and is a form of preservation and at the same time identity formation. Commemoration means a set of public collective practices aimed at shaping values and patterns of behavior through the ritualized holding and reproduction (repetition) of the current culture of meaningful representations of the past that are meaningful to the group. It is a common symbolic tribute to memory, a way to enhance and transmit memory of the past. The semantic range inherent in the interpretative framework of the phenomenon of commemoration is wide. We can talk about the formation of a kind of cognitive scenario of a homogeneous construct of the past, which is created within a certain large social group, has a clear focused message, is rooted in material and visual signs (memorial sites, monuments, plaques, etc.) and is fixed performative practices (worship ceremonies, anniversary celebrations, calendar, inventing traditions, etc.). In the broad sense of the word commemoration is all that connects a person with his past. In a narrow sense, the word commemoration is the perpetuation of the memory of events: the construction of monuments, the organization of museums, the definition of significant dates, holidays, mass events, renaming of streets, creating new traditions and more. Commemorations bring to light collective memory, ethical and political endeavors, dominant ideologies and more. Commemoration centers around three interrelated aspects: - material, - symbolic - functional. The article substantiates the interdependence of the meaning constitution of memory and identity discourses. Memorable discourse, on the one hand, reflects the characteristic features of national identity, and on the other - forms a peculiar semantic basis of the latter, modeling it, influencing changes with varying degrees of intensity. It is proven that national identity is formed through collective memory and commemorative practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
