CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Gregulska, Jagoda |
|---|---|
| Title | Memory Work in Srebrenica-Serb Women Tell their Stories |
| Summary | This thesis examines the collective memory of the Serbian women of Srebrenica and its relation to the process of reconciliation on both local and state level. Through analysing, elucidating and deconstructing national and ethnic motifs in the interviews conducted with Serbian women currently living in Srebrenica I identify recurrent patterns of a narrative of the war events. Far from attempting to present the memory of Serbian women as a coherent, homogenous narrative, the paper deconstructs common elements and similarities between individual stories and points towards the influence of the current situation in Srebrenica and the way the war events are remembered, narrated and explained. The paper outlines the politics of memory in Srebrenica, with special focus on the commemoration practices and international engagement in the process. The main finding of the research is that memories of the Serb women are narrated from the perspective of their experience of today's life and to a great extend reflect their sense of stigmatisation, denial of victimhood and perceived injustice. The author argues for an increase in the study of memory of the Serbian population of Bosnia. The argument contends that a more inclusive approach to memory in Srebrenica is a precondition for any sincere reconciliation process to take place. |
| Supervisor | Naumescu, Vlad |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/gregulska_jagoda.pdf |
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