Universal Journal of History and Culture

Yazarlar: Tuğçe GÜRLEYEN

Konular:Sosyoloji

Anahtar Kelimeler:Memory boom,Dark heritage,Collective memory,Heritage perception,Motivations

Özet: The dark areas, which have witnessed death, disaster, terror and war and have a contradictive history, has become an interesting subject of history, heritage and conservation studies recently even if they have been experienced in the past. Although the recollection of suffering and pain is not a new phenomenon, after the inclusion of visits to the dark areas in the heritage industry and being seen as a new tool of  consumption, it has been on the agenda of many different disciplines such as human geography, urbanism, cultural studies and psychology. As the dark heritage industry continues to grow, there is a need for new management approaches for heritagization that define the limits of use of and minimize moral challenges. Although academic literature focuses on dark heritage consumption (Lennon & Foley; 2000, Sharpley & Stone, 2009; Williams, 2007), a broader socio-cultural and ethical framework needs to be established. In this context, this study focuses on the productive and consumptive motives and experiences of the dark heritage; it aims to distinguish between having heritage value (reproduction of collective memory) and heritagisation areas (de-contextualisation of collective memory). Dark heritage areas that covered in the reasarch; Historical Ulucanlar Prison (atrocity heritage), Çanakkale Martyrdom Monument (heritage of sorrow) and Madımak Hotel (heritage of shame)  were evaluated in a moral dimension depending on different motivations, internal experiences and impulses, collective memory. The search for solutions to ethical problems that arise in discussions of dark heritage management and the representation of collective memory; is openned discussion in the intersection of memory and heritage policies.

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