Embodied Memory in Post-violence Contexts. Circassians - A Transnational Analysis
Facts
- Contact person:
- Gülnur Demirci
- Financer:
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- Malmö University
- University of Groningen
- Responsible at MaU:
- Gülnur Demirci
- Time frame:
- 01 September 2024 - 01 September 2028
- Faculty/department:
- Research subject:
About the project
My research investigates how contemporary Circassian communities in Türkiye, Russia, and Germany have developed and deployed embodied memory practices across the boundaries of nations. Focusing on the post-Soviet context, it explores the ways Circassians have been engaged in memory practices through multi-sensual and bodily representations of the forced migration and genocidal violence their ancestors went through.
It examines how the practices and politics of cultural memory are closely entangled with the ways Circassians position themselves in their host countries and form connections with their historical homeland. This project offers a multi-scalar analysis by exploring how corporeal practices of cultural memory have been informed by local (in-group diasporic context and agents of memory), national (socio-political developments in the receiving countries), and transnational developments.
The aim of the study
It aims to contribute to the understanding of post-violence and post-migration cultural memory and provide insights into the role of diverse socio-political contexts and transnational networks in developing bodily memory practices.