On the Genderedness of Remembrance Culture

- A Perspective on Finnish History

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61559/lh.138513

Keywords:

medieval, women, memorials, genderedness , memory culture

Abstract

In this essay we examine the genderedness of the public memory and memorization in Finland. We have conducted research on memorials related to the medieval period in Finland and have concluded that they are strongly associated with a masculine image of the past and a narrative of history that was created especially in the 1920s and 1930s. We give examples of this and a short overview regarding which women have been granted a public memorial or a memorial plaque.

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2024-04-10

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): Cultures of Memory and the Use of History

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Näkökulmat

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Copyright (c) 2024 Sirpa Aalto, Timo Ylimaunu

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Aalto, S., & Ylimaunu, T. (2024). On the Genderedness of Remembrance Culture: - A Perspective on Finnish History. The Finnish Journal of Contemporary History, 3(1), 197-205. https://doi.org/10.61559/lh.138513