(in English): The theoretical part of the dissertation analyzes the process of modernization in the long- lasting nineteenth century and related terms. In particular nationalism, nation, identity, and memory. The case part follows up the towns Děčín and Podmokly and the beginnings and changes in identity of the local inhabitants in the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It lists the available sources and bibliography that are related to local identity. It describes the social life and the divelopment of both towns. The dissertation finds through the analysis of the dictionary entry the basic components of the local identity. The selected components are being analyzed by means of toponymy books, guide books, and primary sources. The work also follows the ways of influencing the local identity by the national proportionality and the national rivalry between the Czechs and the Germans.

The object of this master´s thesis is to investigate how the Swedish person literary society movement acts. The Swedish history contains the well-known popular movements with their 19:th century roots. Today, some of them have turned into factors of power. Does the literary society movement have the chance to take over as such en established popular movement? What is their entire aim? My hypothesis is that the person literary societies bring the literature forward through collective memory making. As a theoretical background, I studied research upon literary tourism and collective memory. Heroic worship and person adoration often have been considered naive from a scientific point of view. For my field survey, I interviewed members of societies associated with Ester Ringnér-Lundgren, Carl Johan Love Almqvist, Carl Michael Bellman, Birger Sjöberg and Per Anders Fogelström. I found out that the person literary society movement might be a factor of power in creating discourses from different aspects of their respective authors. The Bellman society aspires to change people´s opinions upon Bellman, while the other ones principally want to make their authors visible. The person literary societies exist in an intermediate position between the academic comparative literature and the biographical. Their other main tasks are publishing, socializing and being responsible for places related to their authors. Foucault´s notion heterotopia (a place between reality and utopia) is applicable to the experience of participating in a person literary society meeting, according to my investigation. The person literary societies also create and maintain les Lieux de Mémoire. According to Nora, this notion signifies turning points where history meets memory. From one of my informants, I perceived a tension between the traditional popular movement society and the computer age. The relationship towards social media and internet differs among the person literary societies in my study. A possible explanation might be the average age of thier members. The society of the youth novelist Ringnér-Lundgren measures an average age of 50, while the other ones mostly consist of people reaching their retirement age. The Fogelström society stands out in attracting immigrants and in working towards the public. Taking part in the Book and Library Fair is the most common collaboration between the societies and the ALM sector. This is a two years master´s thesis in Archive, Library and Museum studies.

This dissertation examines local congregations in Puerto Rico to help articulate a theology of sustainable hope revealed through their outreach practices and ecclesiologies of public and political participation. Nurtured by qualitative research with six Christian congregations in Puerto Rico, the work moves from an articulation of context, hope, practice, and future to reveal its aim of liberation through sustainable hope. Puerto Rico’s continuous colonial history, and most recently its devastation during and after Hurricane María, heightened the socio-economic crisis that continues to hinder the hope of Puerto Ricans inside and outside the island. In this dissertation, I analyze the operations of political systems that suppress hope in Puerto Rico. I weave the theme of a theology of hope, with the fields of ecclesiology, memory studies, postcolonial and decolonial theory, liberation theology, and the study of social movements to build a model that puts hope at the center of our practices and moves toward a recipe for a hope that is sustainable in practice. Along with many other theologians and theorists, I converse with the work of theologians Rubem Alves and Ellen Ott Marshall. Alves shapes the definition of hope in this dissertation by challenging how society is organized and revealing how this organization oppresses imagination and people’s liberative agency. Marshall describes hope as elastic, making room for the expectation of a hopeful future that coexists in tension with the challenges of our daily lives. My writing is framed by an ecclesiological context; an articulation of a hope that does not remain static and responds to the challenges of colonialism, the erasure of memory, and oppression; and a liberation theology of creation. I present a way to articulate a hope that is able to sustain the people of Puerto Rico through their practices of hope. / 2021-07-23T00:00:00Z

” You don’t talk about politics or football around the dining table” is a Chilean expression that well describes how the dictatorship (1973–1990) is attached to the societal soul, with people’s diversifiedrelationships to its legacy. For the outside world, Chile is a thriving democracy that got out of Pinochet’s iron grip, but for many Chileans, the transition to democracy has excluded demands for justice and a real influence. How is it to be born into democracy and grow up in a society where the struggle for memory is a struggle for the future? Where you did not live the terrible years but live with its consequences? This study is interested in how the younger generation breaks a generational silence and actively participates in politicizing memory. With a political-ethnographic approach and a customized discourse analytical tool, these processes are captured through an extensive case study of the memory site Londres 38, espacio de memorias. In conversations about impunity with the memory site’s young representatives and the school and university class’s diversified reflections on the subject during participating visits, present research shows how the place becomes a democratic deliberative platform, in contrast to prevailing power relations, giving voice and perspective to a new generation.

Breaking the Frames of the Past examines recent visual and literary work about the periods of historical violence in Argentina, Chile, and Peru. In my dissertation, I argue that these cultural productions can challenge the linear conception of historical time, and reveal the existent tensions and blind spots present within the cultural memory realm of each nation. By examining the specificity of the materials and the aesthetic strategies present in the works, I hope to elucidate a necessary introspective turn in memory- what I have nominated metamemory, present in works that not only seek to interrogate official national paradigms, discourses of the past, productions of knowledge, and memorial imperatives, but also works that are profoundly aware of their condition as memory objects within a cultural memory realms. Breaking the Frames of the Past is divided into two parts, Part One: Images, engages with memory at a broader collective level, and analyzes the different ways the photographic medium has been used to represent the past and craft a sense of national belonging. Part Two: Texts is concerned with subjective memory, and the overlap between childhood memories lived simultaneously within the frame of a period of historical violence. I discuss literary work written by those born during these periods of violence in order to see how from their subjective experience and through their works they can assert to the existing tensions within cultural memory paradigms. In examining novels by those who are “the Secondary Characters” of history, I argue that their use of metafictional strategies is able to counter the feeling of displacement and sense of belatedness that is present in postmemory works.

Thesis advisor: William Stanwood / Thesis advisor: Lindsay Hogan / Never before has it been so important to investigate the way in which televised historical drama recreates and represents the past, for, as Robert Rosenstone (2003) acknowledges, “the increasing presence of the visual media in modern culture and the vast increase in TV channels seems to ensure that most people now get their knowledge of the past, once school is over, from the visual media” (p. 10). Therefore, this research uses the popular PBS Masterpiece Theatre program Downton Abbey as a case study to examine the accuracy of depictions of historical periods in contemporary television programs with the intent of discovering the impact of historical fiction on audiences’ perceptions of the past and, subsequently, on the collective memory of the public domain. Using a reception analysis approach, this research considers both producer-encoded and audience-decoded content within the four categories of (I) Setting, Details, and Design; (II) History; (III) Behavior; and (IV) Agenda, Values, and Effects outlined by Paul B. Weinstein (2001) to form conclusions concerning the relationship between the encoding and decoding of Downton Abbey, in particular, as well as the larger implications these findings have for televised historical drama and society’s collective memory, in general. Ultimately, this essay argues that through its precision of post-Edwardian detail, Downton Abbey attempts to construct a veil of accuracy behind which the series’ narrative is theoretically able to operate freely and without rigid constraint by history’s “hard and fast rules” (Fellowes, 2012a, p. 60). The findings also reveal an incongruity between this philosophy of encoding and the subsequent decoding process of Downton Abbey’s audience members. Finally, this study offers two potential functions historical drama may serve in contemporary society: as either a catalyst for historical inquiry or as a purveyor of distinctly modern, as opposed to historical, lessons. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2014. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: College Honors Program. / Discipline: Communication Honors Program. / Discipline: Communication.

Orientadora: Rosa Fátima de Souza Chaloba / Banca: Vera Teresa Valdemarin / Banca: Virgínia Pereira da Silva de Ávila / Resumo: Nesta dissertação apresenta-se resultados de pesquisa de Mestrado em Educação com o objetivo geral de analisar aspectos da profissão docente no meio rural do estado de São Paulo, especificadamente no município de Rio Claro, focalizando-se a formação inicial, o ingresso na carreira docente, as práticas educativas, a formação em serviço, as condições de trabalho e a relação com o meio rural, no período de 1950 a 1992. Mediante abordagem histórica e a metodologia da história oral, utilizam-se como corpus documental os Anuários Estatísticos (do Brasil e do Estado de São Paulo); a Legislação estadual e municipal que normatiza o ensino e a profissão docente; o Plano Diretor Integrado do Município de Rio Claro (1972); as entrevistas com cinco professoras rurais. A delimitação temporal baseou-se na trajetória das professoras entrevistadas. O ano de 1950 marca o início da carreira da professora Mariquinha, docente com mais tempo na profissão, e o ano de 1992 delimita o momento em que as professoras Amélia e Josefina deixaram de lecionar em escolas rurais por estas passarem pelo processo de reestruturação e agrupamento implementado pelo Decreto Estadual n. 29.499/1989. Os resultados apontam que a formação inicial e em serviço eram de caráter geral, sem especificações para atividades agrícolas e o nível de formação das professoras de escolas rurais no estado de São Paulo era elevado, sendo que essas docentes possuíam cursos de especialização, aperfeiçoamento e licenciatura em Pedagogia.... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The results of research of Master's Degree in Education are presented with the general objective of analyzing aspects of the teaching profession in the rural area of the state of São Paulo, specifically in the municipality of Rio Claro, focusing on initial training, entry into the teaching career, educational practices, in-service training, working conditions and the relationship with the rural area, from 1950 to 1992. Through historical approach and oral history methodology, are used as documentary corpus the Statistical Yearbooks (of Brazil and the state of São Paulo); the state and municipal legislation that regulates education and the teaching profession; the Integrated Master Plan of the Municipality of Rio Claro (1972); interviews with five rural teachers. The temporal delimitation was based on the trajectory of the teachers interviewed. The year 1950 marked the beginning of the career of Mariquinha, a teacher with more time in the profession, and the year 1992 delimited the moment in which the teachers Amelia and Josefina stopped teaching in rural schools as they underwent the process of restructuring and grouping implemented by State Decree n. 29,499 / 1989. The results indicate that the initial training and in-service were of a general nature, with no specifications for agricultural activities and the level of training of rural school teachers in the state of São Paulo was high, and these teachers had specialization courses, further training course and degree in Peda... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Esta investigação busca compreender, através de um estudo histórico e uma análise interpretativa das letras e performances de algumas canções, a participação do gênero musical colombiano vallenato em uma das grandes lutas da Colômbia, que envolve a seleção e a construção de memórias coletivas, a fim de melhorar sua imagem dentro e fora do país. Dentro da elite da Costa caribenha colombiana, intelectuais como Consuelo Araújo Noguera, Alfonso López Michelsen e Gabriel García Márquez sempre defenderam a ideia de que o gênero musical vallenato teria se originado na cidade de Valledupar, porém, teorias mais atuais afirmam que ele surgiu como um dos principais pilares da construção de uma identidade nacional colombiana. A partir dos conceitos de Memória coletiva e individual explorados por Maurice Halbwachs e Ecléa Bosi e por meio das teorias elaboradas pela Antropologia da performance, este trabalho tem como objetivo compreender de que forma o vallenato possibilita o acesso a alguns elementos desta memória coletiva/individual colombiana. O recorte de tempo deste trabalho abrange desde o fim da década de 40 até os anos 2000, principalmente após as hibridações feitas pelo cantor Carlos Vives, na década de 90. A análise das letras e performances se apoia no método da Antropologia Interpretativa/Hermenêutica nos moldes de Geertz (2008). Através da análise de alguns elementos históricos e líricos do vallenato e de entrevistas realizadas na Colômbia durante os anos de pesquisa conclui-se que, de fato, existiram campanhas e incentivos tanto governamentais quanto não - governamentais para a exaltação de certas memórias através da música (principalmente a vallenata) e após décadas, o país parece estar conseguindo construir uma imagem mais positiva dentro e fora de suas fronteiras. / This research seeks to understand, through a historical study and an interpretative analysis of the lyrics and performances of some songs, the participation of the Colombian musical genre vallenato in one of the great fights of Colombia which involves the selection and construction of collective memories in order to improve their image both inside and outside the country. Within the elite of the Colombian Caribbean coast, intellectuals like Consuelo Araújo Noguera, Alfonso López Michelsen and Gabriel García Márquez have always defended the idea that the musical genre vallenato originated in the city of Valledupar, however, more current theories affirm that it appeared as one of the main pillars of the construction of a Colombian national identity. From the concepts of collective and individual memory explored by Maurice Halbwachs and Ecléa Bosi and through the theories elaborated by performance anthropology, this work aims to understand how vallenato allows access to some elements of this Colombian collective / individual memory. The time cut of this work ranges from the late 1940s through the 2000s, mainly after the hybrids made by singer Carlos Vives, in the 90\'s. The analysis of letters and performances is based on the method of Interpretive Anthropology / Hermeneutics in the manner of Geertz (2008). Through the analysis of some historical and lyrical elements of vallenato and interviews conducted in Colombia during the years of research, it was concluded that, in fact, there were governmental and non-governmental campaigns and incentives for the exaltation of certain memories through music (mainly vallenata) and after decades, the country seems to be able to build a more positive image inside and outside its borders.

A partir da comparação do primeiro volume autobiográfico do escritor austríaco Thomas Bernhard, Die Ursache. Eine Andeutung (1975), com o romance Auslöschung. Ein Zerfall (1986), o qual simula, de certo modo, o gênero autobiográfico, procura-se observar como os mesmos complexos temáticos são configurados nos dois casos e como as diferenças encontradas se relacionam com as diferentes intenções ligadas aos textos, bem como aos diferentes momentos de escrita. É possível notar como a ficção possibilita ao autor mais liberdade para experimentar formalmente, bem como para intensificar o ataque desenvolvido contra suas origens, ao passo que na autobiografia, apesar de também apresentar um viés crítico acentuado, o fazer de forma mais sóbria, ocupando-se com questões de verossimilhança e autenticidade próprias do gênero. Além disso, este trabalho tenta mostrar como a ficção, surgida na mesma época da autobiografia, pode ser lida como uma espécie de comentário a esta. / This work deals with the comparison of the first autobiographical volume of the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, Die Ursache. Eine Andeutung (1975), with his novel Auslöschung. Ein Zerfall (1986), which has some characteristics of the autobiographical genre. The comparison intends to show how the same themes are configured in both cases and how the differences can be related to the different intentions and different moments of writing. Being noted as fiction allows the author more freedom to experiment formally and to intensify the attack he developed against his origins, while in the autobiography, although it also has a strong critical aspect, he puts his arguments in a restrained way, dealing with issues of verisimilitude and authenticity, which are typical for this genre. Furthermore, this text will try to analyse how the novel, written in the same context as the autobiography, completes it and functions like a kind of remark to the autobiographical work.

There had not been much attempt to interweave the impact of both social status change and social transformations on the memory, hence identity building of same cohort. This is because time was needed for stratification to complete and the impact of social transformations on the life course of an individual to be settled. Educated youth (zhiqing 知青) should be a very good example to examine this problem as they experienced both huge social transformations and re-stratification. Followed by these transformations were a weakening impact of official ideology on people. Besides, as the educated youth approach retiring age and their life more or less settled, time is also ripe to attempt the challenge. Existing studies in collective memory of educated youth do not take effort to differentiate educated youths by their family backgrounds(jiating chushen 家庭出身/jiating chengfen 家庭成分) nor their social status. However, many accounts in academia suggested that family class backgrounds had significant impact on the life course of educated youths, though they were just suggestive. Furthermore, as China underwent drastic socioeconomic transformations since 1970s and the educated youth re-stratified, a changing identity and self-perceived status can be expected. By collecting their life histories through semi-structured interviews and analyzing the ontological and public narratives of zhiqing’s life histories, this exploratory research aims to find out how family background and current status affects the memory structure and thus the identity construction of educated youth in China in the days of economic transformation. / 集體記憶研究對於社會轉型與社會地位變化如何共同影响同一群体的集體記憶以及身份建構研究不足，因為社會轉型與分層的影響需要時間才能觀察到。知青記憶研究正好是一個很好的範例，因為知青本身既經歷了社會轉型，也經歷了社會地位的變化。此外如今知青步入退休階段，生活以及身份較為穩定，亦解決了上述的分層、社會變化的時間問題。關於知青記憶的現有研究並沒有把知青進行家庭出身（又稱家庭成分）的劃分。然而學界一些研究表明，家庭出身對知青的生命歷程有重大的影響。此外，自從中國在1970年代開始經濟與社會轉型以來，知青經歷了重新分流，而自我身份或亦會隨之改變。本探索研究希望通過搜集知青的口述生命史，分析其中的本體(ontological)与公共(public)敘事主題，來分析家庭成分與知青當前地位如何影響他們的記憶結構，從而一窺知青面對中國經濟轉型的時候如何建構他們的身份。 / Lin, Pik Man. / Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-67). / Abstracts and appendix also in Chinese. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on 14, September, 2016). / Detailed summary in vernacular field only.