UNCOVERING SLOW MEMORY IN THE NARRATIVES OF LITHUANIA’S POST-COMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION

• Authors: Ulinskaitė Jogilė
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article contributes to the field of memory studies by exploring the potential application of the slow memory concept in analysing the narratives of individuals versus far-right politicians. Through an analysis of oral history interviews and far-right populist narratives about the post-communist transformation in Lithuania, the study reveals that only a minority of narratives can be described as slow memory. Narratives of disappointment and perseverance lack specific decisions or events but instead of highlight more mundane, everyday experiences. They focus on long-term change and reform and can be considered examples of slow memory. The findings suggest that one key characteristic of slow memory is its absence from public discourse and political space in a complete and comprehensive form. Political narratives tend to foreground specific events or leaders, thereby obscuring the complex, multidimensional nature of slow memory. This analysis of political narratives raises questions about the possibility of slow memory within political discourse more broadly.

Keywords

EN

SLOW MEMORY; FAR-RIGHT POPULIST; POST-COMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION; LITHUANIA

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenský národopis (Slovak Ethnology)
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 463 – 474

Contributors

author

Ulinskaitė Jogilė

• Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Vokiečių 10, LT-01130, Vilnius, Lithuania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-1730

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/SN.2024.4.36