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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Main Author: Karin S. Lindelöf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Södertörns University 2012-12-01
Series:Baltic Worlds
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Online Access:http://balticworlds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pdf-remembering-the-shipyard.pdf
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spelling doaj-3aa8ac420f854c68aa0e3db8918fb5c72020-11-24T22:24:02ZengSödertörns UniversityBaltic Worlds2000-29552012-12-01V3-44853Remembering the Shipyard StrikeKarin S. LindelöfThis 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. http://balticworlds.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pdf-remembering-the-shipyard.pdfmemory studiesSolidarityhistory writing
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memory studies
Solidarity
history writing
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title Remembering the Shipyard Strike
title_short Remembering the Shipyard Strike
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publisher Södertörns University
series Baltic Worlds
issn 2000-2955
publishDate 2012-12-01
description 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.
topic memory studies
Solidarity
history writing
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