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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- © 2019 Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences
- ISSN
- 1337-401X
- eISSN
- 1337-401X
- DOI
- 10.1515/humaff-2019-0018
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
AbstractAfter the fall of an oppressive regime, public interpretation of the past provides the normative backbone for the new society’s institutional framework. This narrative also molds temporality on a collective level, elevating some events and eras above the floating river of time, while omitting or suppressing others. In all societies, collective memory, and the temporality embedded within it, are mediated within the public domain. This paper argues that the hyper-accelerated time of transition leaves its mediating function vulnerable and prone to slip into manipulation. By monopolizing the public interpretation of the past and manipulating public temporality, political regimes undermine the processes of healing and reconciliation, which require us to recognize different voices and interpretations. A manipulated temporality, that clashes with the personal temporality of lived experience, may violate personal identity and dignity and impede the democratic project.
Journal
Human Affairs – de Gruyter
Published: Apr 1, 2019
Keywords: temporality; memory regime; personal identity; dignity; collective memory; hyper-accelerated time