Visual Memory and Identity: A Case Study of the Greek-Speaking Refugees from Sinasos, Anatolia
Within the context of the ‘visual turn’ images can no longer be considered as neutral artefactsbut as social constructs, closely connected with specific ‘regimes of truth’. As an integral partof ‘visual ideologies’, they function as ‘condensation symbols’ and ‘ideological markers,’ thatcould either...
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| description | Within the context of the ‘visual turn’ images can no longer be considered as neutral artefactsbut as social constructs, closely connected with specific ‘regimes of truth’. As an integral partof ‘visual ideologies’, they function as ‘condensation symbols’ and ‘ideological markers,’ thatcould either support or question dominant narratives. Furthermore, in the case of refugeepopulations, images from the lost home/homeland, often but not exclusively combined witha discourse about loss, may have a significant impact on the construction of the group’s‘cultural memory’ and, ultimately, on the formation of their identities. These issues areaddressed through the example of the Greek-speaking refugees from Sinasos, Anatolia, whowere forced to flee their homeland in 1924 under the Lausanne Treaty for the CompulsoryExchange of Populations between Greece and Turkey. Before leaving, they organized a photoshoot of their hometown by two amateur photographers. Analysing the album that resultedfrom this endeavour, in combination with written sources and oral interviews, this articleexplores the socio-historical contexts of production of these images along with all theirsubsequent conceptualizations and uses from 1924 until the present day. As it turned out,these photos had an immense impact in shaping the collective memory of both the refugeesfrom Sinasos and their descendants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-81ba12ff38db4d0daf1c4812bdd761472025-08-20T03:23:50ZengCentre for Southeast European StudiesContemporary Southeastern Europe2310-36122024-10-01Jahrgang 11 (2024)Heft 2356010.25364/02.11:2024.2.3AC17325614Visual Memory and Identity: A Case Study of the Greek-Speaking Refugees from Sinasos, AnatoliaKarachristosIoannisWithin the context of the ‘visual turn’ images can no longer be considered as neutral artefactsbut as social constructs, closely connected with specific ‘regimes of truth’. As an integral partof ‘visual ideologies’, they function as ‘condensation symbols’ and ‘ideological markers,’ thatcould either support or question dominant narratives. Furthermore, in the case of refugeepopulations, images from the lost home/homeland, often but not exclusively combined witha discourse about loss, may have a significant impact on the construction of the group’s‘cultural memory’ and, ultimately, on the formation of their identities. These issues areaddressed through the example of the Greek-speaking refugees from Sinasos, Anatolia, whowere forced to flee their homeland in 1924 under the Lausanne Treaty for the CompulsoryExchange of Populations between Greece and Turkey. Before leaving, they organized a photoshoot of their hometown by two amateur photographers. Analysing the album that resultedfrom this endeavour, in combination with written sources and oral interviews, this articleexplores the socio-historical contexts of production of these images along with all theirsubsequent conceptualizations and uses from 1924 until the present day. As it turned out,these photos had an immense impact in shaping the collective memory of both the refugeesfrom Sinasos and their descendants.https://resolver.obvsg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-ubg:4-56879photographyphoto albummemoryrefugeescappadocia |
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