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“Collective memory starts in the family. This rich and exciting collection pro- vides deep insights into the dynamics of family memory across the globe. It is an indispensable companion for all those working in the field of transnational memory studies.” Astrid Erll, Professor of Anglophone Literatures and Cul- tures, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany “This timely collection offers a rich history and a compelling argument for the study of family memory. It opens new and exciting paths for memory studies and beyond, and will become an instant touchstone for scholars across disci- plines. The global take of this truly international volume is much-needed in a field that has often been national or euro-centric in focus.” Ashley Barnwell, Senior Research Fellow in Sociology, University of Melbourne, Australia FAMILY MEMORY In Family Memory: Practices, Transmissions and Uses in a Global Perspective, re- searchers from five different continents explore the significance of family mem- ory as an analytical tool and a research concept. Family memory is the most important memory community. This volume illustrates the range and power of family memories, often neglected by memory studies dealing with larger mnemonic entities. This book highlights the poten- tial of family memory research for understanding societies’ past and present and the need for a more comprehensive and systematic use of family memories. The contributors explain how family memories can be a valuable resource across a range of settings pertaining to individual and collective identities, national memories, intergenerational transmission processes and migration, transna- tional and diasporic studies. This volume presents the past, present and future of family memory as a prospective field of memory studies and the role of family memory in intergenerational transmission of social and political values. Family memory of violent events and genocide is also looked at, with discus- sions of the Armenian Genocide, Russian Revolution and Rwandan Genocide. This book will be an important read for cultural and oral historians; family historians; public historians; researchers in narrative studies, psychology, poli- tics and international studies. Radmila Švarˇícˇková Slabáková is an Associate Professor of History at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic. She is the author of numerous publications on memory, oral history, gender and modern historiography. Memory and Narrative Series editors: Selma Leydesdorff, Nanci Adler, Albert Lichtblau, Yifat Gutman, Mark Cave and Anna Sheftel Please send any book proposals for this series to Anna Sheftel (asheftel@gmail. com) for consideration. Memories of Mass Repression: Narrating Life Stories in the Aftermath of Atrocity Edited by Nanci Adler, Selma Leydesdorff, Mary Chamberlain and Leyla Neyzi Witnessing Australian Stories: History, Testimony, and Memory in Contemporary Culture Kelly Jean Butler Tapestry of Memory: Evidence and Testimony in Life-Story Narratives Edited by Nanci Adler and Selma Leydesdorff Double Exposure: Memory and Photography Edited by Olga Shevchenko Negotiating Normality: Everyday Lives in Socialist Institutions Edited by Daniela Koleva Sasha Pechersky: Holocaust Hero, Sobibor Resistance Leader, and Hostage of History Selma Leydesdorff Narratives of War: Remembering and Chronicling Battle in Twentieth-Century Europe Edited by Nanci Adler, Remco Ensel and Michael Wintle Family Memory: Practices, Transmissions and Uses in a Global Perspective Edited by Radmila Švaˇríˇcková Slabáková For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.routledge .com FAMILY MEMORY Practices, Transmissions and Uses in a Global Perspective Edited by Radmila Švaˇrˇcí ková Slabáková Cover image: © Ron Waddams / Bridgeman Images First published 2021 by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Radmila Švarˇícˇková Slabáková; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Radmila Švarˇícˇková Slabáková to be identified as the author of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Švarˇícˇková-Slabáková, Radmila, editor. Title: Family memory : practices, transmissions and uses in a global perspective / edited by Radmila Švarˇícˇková Slabáková. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. | Series: Memory and narrative | Includes bibliographical references and index. |Identifiers: LCCN 2021037163 (print) |LCCN 2021037164 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Genealogy. | Collective memory. | Families. Classification: LCC CS3 .F36 2022 (print) | LCC CS3 (ebook) | DDC 929.1—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021037163 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021037164 ISBN: 978-0-367-74091-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-70174-1 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-15604-8 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003156048 Typeset in Bembo by codeMantra CONTENTS Acknowledgements xi List of Illustrations xiii List of Abbreviations xv Notes on Contributors xvii Foreword by Alessandro Portelli xxi 1 Family Memory as a Prospective Field of Memory Studies: Past, Present, Future 1 Radmila Švaˇr íˇc ková Slabáková PART I Private and Public Practices of Building Family Memory 25 2 Family Voices and the Practice of Memory: Five Generations of Women in Rome 27 Barbara Ronchetti 3 The Buarque de Holanda: Family Memory and Political Engagement in the Public Space in Brazil 45 Giselle Martins Venancio 4 The Ntsimane Family Traditions and Rituals in Pre- and Post-1994 South Africa 60 Radikobo Ntsimane viii Contents PART II Intergenerational Transmission of Social and Political Values 77 5 Czech Family Stories of Communism: Family Memories at the Intersection of Family Values, Family Relations and National Memory 79 Radmila Švaˇríˇcková Slabáková 6 Family Memories for Communism in Bulgaria: Destiny and Resource 96 Ilia Iliev 7 Family Memories of Second-Generation Republican Women Exiled to Mexico 112 Pilar Domínguez Prats PART III Family Memory of Violent Events and Genocide 129 8 “Facts, Not Emotions”: Changing Generational Needs and New Meanings of the Memory of the Armenian Genocide 131 Öndercan Muti 9 Family Memories and the Development of the Genocide Ideology in Rwanda 147 Philippe Denis 10 Exile and Soviet Memoirs: Family Mansions in Aristocratic Family Memories after the Russian Revolution 162 Zbyněk Vydra PART IV Family Memory, Family Identity and Digital Media 177 11 Family Memories, Family Histories and the Identities of Settler Family Descendants in New Zealand 179 Anna Green Contents ix 12 What do Family Memories Mean?: Navigating the Unfinished Archives after the Partition of India 197 Indira Chowdhury 13 “Got My Finn Tattoo!”: Sharing Family Memories on Facebook 214 Anne Heimo Index 231
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