Between mneme and anamnesis: on the memory and forgetting of the Roma Holocaust. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kapralski, Slawomir
• Is Part Of: Journal of Baltic studies. Volume 54:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 26
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Genealogies of memory -- mneme -- anamnesis -- encoding -- unblocking -- construction -- trauma -- identity; Baltic States -- Periodicals; 947.9005
• DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2023.2156565
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0162-9778

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The article argues that what is usually called 'Roma memory of the Holocaust' needs to be differentiated into four types, depending on the combination of two modes ( mneme and anamnesis ) and two genealogies of memory (bottom-up and top-down). The first type is memory unconsciously encoded in culture; the second emerges due to the unblocking of memories by external factors; the third refers to the construction of memories by the Roma movement; and the fourth accounts for individual management of memory. These types correspond with four different aspects of Roma identity: cultural (substance), social (relation), historical (process), and individual (choice).