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共记忆-初步研究思想只要今天的人们仍然受到战争产生的问题的影响，战争就仍然存在，我们仍然生活在一个由战争定义的时期。我们仍然把第二次世界大战称为“战争”，并不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来创造意义，而且通过叙事的创造来阐明价值——IWM处于调解这一点的最前沿。关于其遗产的争论仍在继续。最近的研究揭示了不平等的苦难、战时苦难的道德以及对良心拒服兵役者和“外星人”的令人憎恶的待遇，这些故事一度被概括为胜利的话语。“战争”活在我们民族的记忆中，成为关于道德、实用主义和民族的辩论的焦点。研究方向：一些关于相关辩论/研究方向的初步的，松散的想法，我希望作为这个学生的一部分去追求：个人记忆与集体记忆——宏大叙事与个人故事之间的平衡，以及学术焦点的趋势（历史从底层崛起）——遗忘与记忆——什么被强制执行，为什么？这些展览试图传达/实现什么？我们为什么要记住？记忆——减少线程- exhibitionmakingprocess以及它如何改变了对象之间的平衡的变化,讲故事和设计数字博物馆和更广阔的世界- Visitorrepresentations IWMs观众被认为或计划在准备二战的新展览——表示widerpopular文化——交互性——有什么机会参与叙事的创建和中介,以及解释性干预中互动的机会。提出的方法:我预计我的工作将借鉴以下研究的发现，在适当的情况下：-对IWM档案的询问-计划，图纸，贡献研究-对博物馆工作人员的采访-对设计师/相关承包商的采访-展览/事件/活动的宣传材料，从IWMcommittees / steering groups . The Imperial War Museum and Public Memory of Second World -最初的研究想法只要今天的人们仍然受到战争所产生的问题的影响，战争就仍然存在，我们仍然生活在一个被它所定义的时代。我们仍然把第二次世界大战称为“战争”，并且不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来创造意义，而且通过叙事的创造来表达价值——IWM处于调解这一点的前沿。关于其遗产的争论仍在继续。最近的研究揭示了不平等的苦难、战时苦难的道德、以及对有责任心的拒服兵役者和“外星人”的令人憎恶的待遇，这些故事一度被收录在胜利的话语中。“战争”活在我们民族的记忆中，成为关于道德、实用主义和民族的辩论的焦点。

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.