Memories of Asia Minor in Contemporary Greek Culture: An Itinerary 1st Edition

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• ISBN-10: 3030839362
• ISBN-13: 9783030839369
• Author: Kristina Gedgaudaitė

The Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) in Asia Minor and the Population Exchange that followed led to the forced displacement of more than 1.5 million people who became entangled in the nation-building processes of both Greece and Turkey. This book examines the memories that shaped Asia Minor refugee identity, focusing on the ways in which these memories continue to reverberate in contemporary Greek culture. It explores how memories of Asia Minor frame wider social debates, foster affective alliances, inform different notions of belonging and provide a toolkit for addressing contemporary concerns. Taking the reader across a wide range of cultural works—history textbooks, comics, theatre, documentary and fiction films, news footage and photography—the book shows how these works have become means for individuals and communities to contribute to the process of history-making. While keeping its focus on present-day Greece, Memories of Asia Minor joins wider global debates over contested pasts, legacies of war and refugeehood.

Table contents:

1. Memory Work and History in the Making
2. An Introduction to the Histories and Legacies of the Greco-Turkish War and the Memory Studies Toolbox
3. Affective Alliances in the Greek History Wars
4. Fragmented Pasts, Postmemory and the ‘Grandchildren of Lausanne’
5. Smyrna in Your Pocket
6. Framing the Futures of Memory
7. Epilogue

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