An article on Eurotopics made me think about remembrance again.
I am a historian, but I´m not sure about the use of rememberance yet, as you may have read on this blog before.
Studying history is about understanding the past, and being aware that our understanding is coloured by the perspective from our own worldview. It will never really be objective, but it can be rational.
Remembering seems first of all to be about emotions. But there must be more than being `stuck in the past’ or bonding a group or nation through a collective memory. Can we unite with others, who don’t share the same memory and move ahead down a new road together? Can remembering ever be an intercultural activity?
When I google ‘remembrance’, I read about awareness. Is that the ‘outward’ purpose of remembering? And can it be inclusive?