Memoricide
The Memoricide is destrucion of the memory, extermination of the past of targeted people.[1] It also refers to distruction of the traces (religous buildings, schools...) that might recall former presence of those considered undesirable.[2] The term was forged by Croatian doctor Mirko Grmek during the Siege of Sarajevo.[3]
The memoricide is used in support of ethnic cleansing.[4] Since the memoricide refers to intentional attempts to erase human memory about something, it is usually performed as destruction of its physical property.[5]
References
- ^ (Anić & Goldstein 2007, p. 846): " memoricid m (gen. jd memoricida) pol. uništavanje sjećanja, zatiranje prošlosti nekog naroda"
- ^ (Jones 2010, p. 1)
- ^ (Jones 2010, p. 1)
- ^ (Pavlaković, Pauković & Raos 2012, p. 235): "Surely, committing memoricide is a way to contribute to ethnic cleansing."
- ^ (Porteous & Smith 2001, p. 9)
Sources
- Pavlaković, Vjeran; Pauković, Davor; Raos, Višeslav (1 September 2012). Confronting the Past: European Experiences. CPI/PSRC. ISBN 978-953-7022-26-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Anić, Vladimir; Goldstein, Ivo (2007). Rječnik stranih riječi. Novi Liber. ISBN 978-953-6045-49-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Porteous, Douglas; Smith, Sandra E. (17 October 2001). Domicide: The Global Destruction Of Home. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-2257-2.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Jones, Adam (13 September 2010). Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-93796-5.
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