GENDER AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY: THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ATTHE RED TERROR MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL MUSEUM

Authors

  • Tamirat G. Mariam

Keywords:

Collective Memory, Gender, representation, Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial, Museum.

Abstract

This research examines the representation of women at the Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum. The study is based on fieldwork at the museum/memorial site. The paper explores the complex ways in which women's experiences are recalled through gendered narratives.Imagery in photographs, paintings, statuesand artefactsis analysed to reveal patterns of gendered memory that have become characteristic of the Red Terror Martyrs' Museum.The findings of the research raise significant questions for the social construction of gendered memories of atrocity.The studyrecommends that, as nations and groups seek to accurately recall and remember such mass violenceagainst women

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Published

2021-08-02

How to Cite

Tamirat G. Mariam. (2021). GENDER AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY: THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ATTHE RED TERROR MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL MUSEUM. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology, 18(08), 3566-3573. Retrieved from https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/9539