TUZLA: a changing memorial culture for a new vision of Bosnia

CRIC researcher Dr. Ioannis Armakolas discusses post-conflict heritage reconstruction and memorialisation in the city of Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Tuzla had a unique history in the 1990's Bosnian war and its aftermath. It is a prime example of a political elite and a local community stuggling to prevent nationalism and division from taking root despite the ethnic turbulence and war dominating in the entire region. In the post-Bosnian war period, the local auhtorities reconstructed Tuzla's Slana Banja memorial complex by creatively combining socialist regime heritage with 1992-95 war memorials. The reconstructed Slana Banja became an important example of how heritage management can be used for promoting a political vision for a less-ethnically divided Bosnia. For a more detailed video presentation on Tuzla by Dr Ioannis Armakolas go to :https://vimeo.com/39260612 For further information about other CRIC research in Bosnia go to: http://www.cric.arch.cam.ac.uk/index.... SEE ALSO THE CRIC RESEARCH VIMEO CHANNEL for "Dresden , a symbolic city of memory" presented by CRIC Dresden historian Matthias Neutzner : http://vimeo.com/33733958 Credits: Animation: Prosper Unger-Hamilton © Film CRIC research project. The CRIC Research Project is funded by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework Programme.