Dr Mischa Gabowitsch loeng sarjas "Tõlgitud mälu"

30. novembril annab Tallinna Ülikoolis loengu Einstein Foorumi ajaloolane ja sotsioloog Mischa Gabowitsch.

Replicating Atonement: Foreign Models in the Commemoration of Atrocities

Dr Mischa Gabowitsch loeng Replicating Atonement: Foreign Models in the Commemoration of Atrocities toimub 30. novembril kell 16.00 Zoom vahendusel.

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Loengu tutvustus

The rise of expressions of regret and atonement for past atrocities has been described as the triumph of an international norm, and recent years have seen increased scholarly interest in the different actors and processes—sub-, trans-, or supra-national—that contribute to the diffusion of that norm. Yet in most cases, the idea is articulated not simply as the application of a universal norm to a particular national or local context, but by analogy. Other countries are held up as examples, as models to emulate or as unreachable gold standards of atonement. Germany in particular is often referred to as a master atoner, a country with an exemplary track record of “coming to terms with its past” that holds valuable lessons for other nations.
Based on a major volume I edited, in this talk I will explore the effects and implications of atoning by analogy. I distinguish between four different ideal-typical uses of foreign models in debates about atonement: as a springboard, a yardstick, a foil, or a screen, and illustrate them with examples from around the world before focusing more specifically on the role that references to the “German model” have played in a Soviet and post-Soviet Russian context.

 

Mischa Gabowitsch on ajaloolane ja sotsioloog, kes töötab Einstein Foorumis Saksamaal Potsdamis. Tal on bakalaureuse ja magistrikraad Oxfordi Ülikoolist ja doktorikraad Pariisi õppe- ja teaduskeskusest École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Ta on Princetoni Ülikooli Uuringute Keskuse (Society of Fellows) vilistlane ja vene ajakirjade  NZ ja Laboratorium: Russian Review of Social Research peatoimetaja. Ta toimetanud raamatud "Protest in Putin’s Russia" ja "Replicating Atonement: Foreign Models in the Commemoration of Atrocities", samuti mitmeid raamatuid vene ja saksa keeles sõja mälust ja mäletamisest Venemaal ning mujal. Praegu uurib ta nõukogude sõjamonumente ja  kirjutab raamatut Võidupüha tähistamisest alates 1945. aastast.

 

Loengusari on osa projektist "Tõlgitud mälu: Ida-Euroopa minevik globaalsel areenil" (grandi hoidja Eneken Laanes, grandileping nr 853385, 2020–2024), mida rahastab Euroopa Teadusnõukogu Euroopa Liidu Horisont 2020 teadusuuringute ja innovatsiooni programmi raames.

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