Ellipsis and modernity

Toner, Anne

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“…The first theme that emerged from the interviews is ellipsis; meaning a narrative where certain parts of the story are omitted. 63 While many interlocutors did indeed speak of the political connotations of the martyrs' gate; as outlined above, there were also a number of interlocutors who claimed to be unaware of its deeper political message. These interviewees argued that the gate was merely a welcoming structure, or that it had no deeper meaning whatsoever.…”

Section: Everyday Engagements As Narrative Ellipsismentioning

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Post-war memorialisation as everyday peace? Exploring everyday (dis-) engagements with the Maoist martyrs’ gate of Beni Bazaar in Nepal

Lundqvist

2019

Conflict, Security & Development

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The academic debates on postwar memorialisation and everyday peace tend to appear in relative isolation from one another. Yet, there is arguably much to gain from integrating them, by exploring howand to what effectpost-war monuments are incorporated into everyday life. To this end, this article studies the everyday interactions that residents of Beni Bazaar, Nepal, have developed in relation to the recently erected Maoist martyrs' gate. As such, narrative ellipsis, local cooperation and popular culture are identified as three distinct ways in which the gate has become entangled with everyday life in the city. I argue that these everyday interactions represent inherently political acts, which in subtle ways serve to destabilise the politically divisive 'message' of the postwar monument. Hence, it makes sense to think of these everyday interactions as a form of bottom-up peacebuilding in their own rightalbeit to varying degrees.

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Section: Everyday Engagements As Narrative Ellipsismentioning

confidence: 99%

Post-war memorialisation as everyday peace? Exploring everyday (dis-) engagements with the Maoist martyrs’ gate of Beni Bazaar in Nepal

Lundqvist

2019

Conflict, Security & Development

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Ellipsis and modernity

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Post-war memorialisation as everyday peace? Exploring everyday (dis-) engagements with the Maoist martyrs’ gate of Beni Bazaar in Nepal

Post-war memorialisation as everyday peace? Exploring everyday (dis-) engagements with the Maoist martyrs’ gate of Beni Bazaar in Nepal

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