Musical commemorations and grand narratives
The case of the oratorio “Srebrenički Inferno” in post-genocide Bosnia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12905575 |
|---|---|
| Authors | BADEMA PITIC (0000-0003-3926-8621, University of Southern California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 466-482 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Memory Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6980 • E-ISSN: 1750-6999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1750698019843968 |
| OpenAlex | W2936134635 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
In the last 20 years, Bosnia-Herzegovina has witnessed the creation of a grand narrative about the Srebrenica genocide. Affecting perceptions, renditions, and understandings of this event, this grand narrative promotes a specific meaning and interpretation of the war in Bosnia and of Bosniak suffering. Thanks to the grand narrative, particular tropes of the story of the Srebrenica genocide have come to the fore in its commemoration, also affecting the existing artistic memorial works. In this article, I trace the effects of the grand narrative on commemorative music dedicated to the Srebrenica genocide by focusing on the oratorio “Srebrenički Inferno.” By analyzing the oratorio in relation to the grand narrative, I argue that this musical piece is not only influenced by, but also helps to maintain and reinforce, this dominant story about the genocide that represents an important segment of politically advantageous official collective memory and history of the war and genocide among Bosniaks
Art · Bosnian · Epistemology · Genocide · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · Musical · Narrative · Oratorio · Theology · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Diverse Musicological Studies · History · Philosophy
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Innocence and Victimhood
Genocide
Srebrenica in the Aftermath of Genocide
To Know Where He Lies
Music and Islam
The memorial at Srebrenica
Intentions of Burial
The Oxford Handbook of Applied Ethnomusicology
War Memory and Musical Tradition
Listening to War
Playing across a Divide
Music as a weapon of ethnopolitical violence and conflict
Collective Memory and Cultural History
Memory and Sociology
Music, Politics, and War
Between Memory and History
Stories States Tell
Music in the World of Islam
Sŏdosori (Northwestern Korean Lyric Song) on the Demilitarized Zone
Neighbors at War
Remembering and Forgetting
The narrative constitution of identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |