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Sheikh, Niki (2021)

Deconstructing the Narrative of the 1966 Flood in Florence: A Transnational Memory

Bachelor thesis | Kunstgeschiedenis (BA)

The Florence Flood of 1966 resulted in the destruction and damage of an enormous array of material cultural heritage many of which were part of the Western cannon of art history. The sustained international response of the community of conserva- tion and preservation professionals during the lengthy process of restoration has been commemorated through anniversary celebrations and the unveiling of restored artworks. The memory of the Flood is revisited through a transnational perspective as defined within the discipline of cultural memory studies. It will be argued that the annual commemoration of the Flood has the potential of becoming a day of world remembrance of culture at risk at large.

Transnational/transcultural memory

working memory

commemoration

mnemonic communities

Giorgio Vasari

1966 Florence Flood

Author

Sheikh, Niki

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Arts Media and Society

Supervisors

Karin de Wild

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en