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

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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).

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spontaneous memorialsBrussels attacksEuropean memoryterrorismremembrance
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Page/Article: 44-61
  • DOI: 10.15664/jtr.1269
  • Submitted on 13 Jun 2016
  • Published on 24 May 2017
  • Peer Reviewed