View Item 
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        •   Utrecht University Student Theses Repository Home
        • UU Theses Repository
        • Theses
        • View Item
        JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

        Browse

        All of UU Student Theses RepositoryBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

        Divided Memories for a United Europe? The European Capitals of Culture and the Search for European Unity

        Thumbnail
        View/Open
        Divided Memories for a United Europe, The European Capitals of Culture and the Search for European Unity.pdf (1.433Mb)
        Publication date
        2015
        Author
        Shanos, A.
        Metadata
        Show full item record
        Summary
        How does the memory of the Second World War and its aftermath affect the formation of a common European Identity? Can "Europe" construct a WE-identity based on a "founding myth", such as the Holocaust, or should we seek another way to transcend the mental and physical national barriers? The following thesis focuses on the post-War era, and specifically on how WWII was "interpreted/narrated" in different temporal and spatial "European" circumstances, in order to indicate that a "homogenizing" founding myth might have a dividing, rather than a unifying outcome, on the European continent. It suggests that the concept of "unity in diversity" might be a more fruitful approach at the moment, and it proposes that the institution of the "European Capital of Culture" can be an excellent starting point to bridge the national gaps by"naturally" bringing the peoples of Europe closer to each other because it creates a WE-identity by combining both top-down and bottom-up approaches.
        URI
        https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/20978
        Collections
        • Theses
        Utrecht university logo