Remembering the Shipyard Strike
This article focus on how the Gdańsk shipyard strike and the formation of Solidarity have been remembered and observed afterwards, especially in connection with the 30th anniversary in August 2010. The author explores how people create meaning in past events in relation to current interests, and how...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Södertörns University
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Baltic Worlds |
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| Online Access: | http://balticworlds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pdf-remembering-the-shipyard.pdf |
| Summary: | This article focus on how the Gdańsk shipyard strike and the formation of Solidarity have been remembered and observed afterwards, especially in connection with the 30th anniversary in August 2010. The author explores how people create meaning in past events in relation to current interests, and how the depiction of a shared history is constantly recast and used. |
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| ISSN: | 2000-2955 |