Flemish Nationalism and the Great War

Karen Shelby addresses the IJzertoren Memorial, which is dedicated to the Flemish dead of the Great War, and the role the monument has played in the discussions among the various political, social and cultural ideologies of the Flemish community.

Autorentext
Karen Shelby is Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA. Shelby is an art historian specializing in visual culture and the Great War. Her areas of interest include the commemorative practices after the war, particularly for the Belgian Army, and historical representations of the war in the museums along the Western Front.

Inhalt
1. Introduction 2. IJzerbedevaart: The Last Summer Pilgrimage to the IJzer 3. A Flemish Nation: Catholicism, Language and the Medieval Past 4. The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Enlistment Propaganda and The Front Movement 5. A Politicized Movement and the Memorialization of the Flemish Soldier 6. The IJzertoren: A Heldenhuldezerk for All of Flanders 7. World War I Memorial or Symbol of Freedom? Collaboration and the IJzertoren 8. IJzerbedevaart: The Pilgrimage to the IJzer 9. The IJzerwake: A Different Memory of the Great War 10. Transformation: The IJzertoren Memorial Museum to the Museum aan de IJzer 11. Conclusion

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