Echoes from the Past: Intergenerational Memories in Cyprus

The purpose of this article is to describe young people's awareness of their parents’ and grandparents’ stories of the events of 1974 in Cyprus and to evaluate the extent to which they perceive teachers as other key figures in their lives endorsing family accounts of history. The article is bas...

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Published in:Children & society 2014-01, Vol.28 (1), p.66-76
Main Author: Leonard, Madeleine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Children
Collective Memory
Cyprus
Focus groups
Grandparents
Greece
Greek Cypriots
Group Research
intergeneration
memories
Memory
Parents
Teachers
Turkey
Turkish Cypriots
Youth
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to describe young people's awareness of their parents’ and grandparents’ stories of the events of 1974 in Cyprus and to evaluate the extent to which they perceive teachers as other key figures in their lives endorsing family accounts of history. The article is based on focus group discussions with 20 Turkish Cypriot and 20 Greek Cypriot teenagers from two schools in Cyprus. The article describes how in some cases, young people appropriate these memories as their own, while in other cases, they acknowledge how the passing of time dilutes the significance of past events and allows some young people to envisage a different collective future.
ISSN:0951-0605
1099-0860
DOI:10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00445.x