ABSTRACT

In this introduction to the issue Decentring Commemorations: Literary, Cultural, Historical and Political Celebrations across and beyond the British Isles, the authors give an overview of recent developments in the forms taken by official – sometimes politically motivated – commemorations and of the appearance of new – often more challenging and subversive – types of commemorations engaged in by social and cultural groups which had previously been marginalised or invisible.

Drawing from fundamental academic work in the field of memory studies, and especially that of cultural memory, Sabiron and Tranmer wish to address a vast and yet under-reported issue in this sphere of study by adopting an innovative stand and taking a fundamentally transnational and transcultural approach to acts of commemorating.

摘要

在关于“分散纪念活动：不列颠群岛以外及其他地区的纪念活动：文学，文化，历史和政治庆祝活动”的简介中，作者概述了官方纪念活动（有时是出于政治动机）采取的形式的最新发展以及新出现的形式–通常更具挑战性和颠覆性–以前被边缘化或看不见的社会和文化团体所进行的纪念活动类型。

Sabiron和Tranmer希望从记忆研究领域，尤其是文化记忆领域的基础学术工作中汲取灵感，希望通过采取创新立场并从根本上进行跨国和跨文化的研究来解决这一研究领域中一个广泛但尚未报告的问题纪念行为。