National Celebrations from an Outsider's Perspective

The focus of this paper is the social memory dimension of May 17th, the Norwegian Constitution Day, as organized and acted out in Bergen in 2005. The celebrations are approached through Pierre Nora's concept of "realms of memory". The author places emphasis on the participants' s...

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Matična publikacija: Tidsskrift for kulturforskning
7 (2008), str. 39-54
Glavni autor: Škrbić Alempijević, Nevena (-)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiNtY6wutXkAhUMfFAKHUgYA-sQFjABegQIARAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fojs.novus.no%2Findex.php%2FTFK%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F561%2F556&usg=AOvVaw1aBwGq8MJtNLkFug-Pv5dc
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