Cultural Restitution As a Duty of Memory

The Duty of Memory, the title that Primo Levi (2011) gave to one of his books, embodies the whole logic that underlies cultural restitution in a process that is underway, aimed at promoting the repair of the damage caused by colonialism. Although reparation will never be completely achieved, the at...

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Udgivet i:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cs,
Auteurs principaux: Sousa, Vítor de, Khan, Sheila, Pereira, Pedro Schacht
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Comunicação e sociedade 2022
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:The Duty of Memory, the title that Primo Levi (2011) gave to one of his books, embodies the whole logic that underlies cultural restitution in a process that is underway, aimed at promoting the repair of the damage caused by colonialism. Although reparation will never be completely achieved, the attitude underlying it may reduce resentment in a sign based on diversity and not, as has almost always been the case, on a unilateral logic stemming from a western gaze. Through the use of memory, L...