IWM CDP - Public Memory of the Second World War

帝国战争博物馆和第二次世界大战的公众记忆--初步的研究思路只要今天生活的人仍然受到战争引发的问题的影响，战争仍然存在，我们仍然生活在它所定义的时期。我们仍然把第二次世界大战称为“战争”，并不能真正确定战后时代何时结束。我们如何理解和表现战争不仅通过叙事的表现创造了意义，而且通过叙事的创造阐明了价值--IWM处于调解这一问题的前沿。围绕其遗产的争论仍在继续。最近的研究一度被概括在胜利的话语中，揭示了不平等苦难的故事，战时苦难的道德，以及对依良心拒服兵役者和“外星人”的可恶对待。“战争”留在了我们的国家记忆中，并成为关于道德、实用主义和国籍的辩论的焦点。研究路线：关于相关辩论/研究路线的一些初步的、松散的思考，我希望作为这次学习的一部分：-个人和集体记忆-在宏大的叙事和个人故事之间的平衡，以及学术焦点的趋势(自下而上的历史上升)-忘记和记忆-什么被忘记了，为什么？这些展览试图传达/实现什么？我们为什么要记住？--不断减少的生活记忆线索--展览的制作过程及其变化--物品、讲故事和设计之间的平衡变化--数字博物馆和更广泛的世界--参观者或代表--IWMS观众在筹备新展览时是如何考虑或计划的--在广泛的流行文化中代表二战--互动--参与叙事的创作和调解的机会有哪些，以及解释性干预措施中的互动机会。建议的方法：我预计我的工作将在可用和适当的情况下借鉴以下研究的结果：-询问IWM档案--平面图、图纸、研究的贡献部分--采访博物馆工作人员--采访设计师/相关承包商--展览/事件/活动的宣传材料，以及可获得的评论(例如在报纸上)--IWM委员会/指导小组、帝国战争博物馆和第二次世界大战的公共记忆--只要今天活着的人仍然受到战争引起的问题的影响，战争仍然活跃，我们仍然生活在它所定义的时代，就会有初步的研究想法。我们仍然把第二次世界大战称为“战争”，不确定战后时代是什么时候结束的。我们如何理解和表现战争，不仅通过叙事创造意义，还通过叙事表达价值--IWM站在调解这一问题的前沿。围绕其遗产的争论仍在继续。最近的研究曾经被概括为胜利的广告词，但揭示了不平等的苦难、战时苦难的道德以及对负责任的投弹者和“外星人”的可恶待遇。“战争”留在了我们的国家记忆中，成为关于道德、实用主义和民族性的争论的焦点。

The Imperial War Museum and Public Memory of the Second World War - initial research thoughts As long as people living today are still affected by issuesarising from the War, the war is still alive and we still live in a period defined by it. We still refer to the Second World War as 'the war' and aren't really sure whenthe post-War era ended. How we understand and represent war not only creates meaning through representation of narrative but also articulates values throughcreation of narrative - the IWM is at the forefront of mediating this. Arguments over its legacy continue. Once encapsulated in a discourse of triumph, recentresearch has uncovered stories of unequal hardship, the morality of wartime hardships, and abhorrent treatment of conscientious objectors and 'aliens'. 'Thewar' lives on in our national memory and as the focal point for debate about morality, pragmatism and nationality. Lines of research: Some initial, loose thoughtsabout relevant debates / lines of research which I would anticipate pursuing as part of this studentship: - Personal vs collective remembering - the balance indisplays between a grand narrative and personal stories, and trends in academic focus (rise of history from below) - Forgetting vs remembering - what has beenforgotten and why? What were the exhibitions trying to convey / achieve? Why do we want to remember? - The dwindling living memory thread - The exhibitionmakingprocess and how it has changed - Changes in the balance between objects, storytelling and design - The digital museum and wider world - Visitorrepresentations - how have the IWMs audiences been considered or planned for in the preparation of new exhibitions - Representations of WWII in widerpopular culture - Interactivity - what opportunities are there for participation in the creation and mediation of narrative, and opportunities for interactivity within theinterpretive interventions. Proposed methodology: I anticipate that my work would draw on findings from the following research, where available and appropriate:- Interrogation of the IWM archives - plans, drawings, contributory pieces of research - Interviews with museum staff - Interviews with designers / relevantcontractors - Promotional materials for exhibitions / events / activities, and reviews where available (for example in newspapers) - Archival materials from IWMcommittees / steering groups The Imperial War Museum and Public Memory of the Second World War - initial research thoughts As long as people living todayare still affected by issues arising from the War, the war is still alive and we still live in a period defined by it. We still refer to the Second World War as 'the war'and aren't really sure when the post-War era ended. How we understand and represent war not only creates meaning through representation of narrative butalso articulates values through creation of narrative - the IWM is at the forefront of mediating this. Arguments over its legacy continue. Once encapsulated in adiscourse of triumph, recent research has uncovered stories of unequal hardship, the morality of wartime hardships, and abhorrent treatment of conscientiousobjectors and 'aliens'. 'The war' lives on in our national memory and as the focal point for debate about morality, pragmatism and nationality.