Building Taiwanese history and memory from below: The role of social movements

Autor: Taru Salmenkari
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Memory Studies. 13:24-38
ISSN: 1750-6999
1750-6980
DOI: 10.1177/1750698017741927
Popis: Social movements use memories not only to inspire and mobilize movements but also to struggle for justice. Using memory tools, Taiwanese social movements have challenged official interpretations of history, pluralized subjects worth having their own history and democratized the process of demanding that certain memories should be preserved. They have used memory to fight for social justice and for Taiwanese traditions against modernization and globalization. Social movements have used various memory tool kits, depending on their causes, understandings of Taiwanese identity, current social struggles and access to the political process. Different memory tool kits have led social movements to interpret differently which injustices matter and which gaps in hegemonic narratives deserve their attention.
Databáze: OpenAIRE