Peace in History and Heritage. Some thoughts on a Museum of Peace in Northern Ireland
History, as an academic discipline, has traditionally focused more on conflict than on peace. Similarly, heritage, as an identity-marker, is rather exclusive than inclusive. In post-conflict Northern Ireland, the debate is ongoing about how to deal with the past, both in history-writing and in the h...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
2012-12-01
|
| Series: | E-REA |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/erea/2825 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | History, as an academic discipline, has traditionally focused more on conflict than on peace. Similarly, heritage, as an identity-marker, is rather exclusive than inclusive. In post-conflict Northern Ireland, the debate is ongoing about how to deal with the past, both in history-writing and in the heritage sector. The aims of this article are threefold. I would like to reflect on the methodological characteristics of academic history-writing and its tendency to leave peace out of the narrative. I would also like to present the problematic treatment of the Troubles in the post-conflict Northern Irish heritage sector. This will lead to exploring a shift in focus from war to peace in the representation of history, its modalities and consequences, through an imagined Museum of Peace in Northern Ireland. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1638-1718 |