Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: THE PRISM OF HISTORY. THE HERO OF THE PRESENCE | The article presents a case of commemorative practice. The practice evolves around a historic soldier hero, Niels Kjeldsen. At the commemoration Danish soldiers, a reenactment group, a political representative and citizens participate. The case demonstrates how past and present are connected through the participants meaning-making of the commemoration. The historical soldier is used as a prism that allows the participants to commemorate and celebrate present time soldiers as potential heroes. Thereby the commemoration creates a space for acknowledging present time soldiers as potential heroes.
Source: K&K - Kultur og Klasse
Author: Tea Dahl Christensen
Institution: University of Southern Denmark
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1555504779