Njegoš and memory disputes in Montenegro

Njegoš i konflikty pamięci w Czarnogórze

ORCID: Agata Domachowska: 0000-0002-8521-9399

ORCID: Agata Domachowska: 0000-0002-8521-9399

Pages: 33-58

Edition: Lublin 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36874/RIESW.2020.2.2

Citation method: A. Domachowska, Njegoš and memory disputes in Montenegro,„Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej” 18(2020), z. 2, s. 33-58, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36874/RIESW.2020.2.2.

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Abstract: Petar II Petrović Njegoš is probably the most famous figure in Montenegro’s history and a particular symbol of this place. Despite his short life, he achieved fame not only as a politician but also as an artist. The article aims to analyze how the memory of Petar II Petrović Njegoš – a symbolic figure in the history and culture of Montenegro – has been constructed. The analysis will focus on the public debate on this figure in relation to the motion to establish a new national holiday – Njegoš’s day, i.e., the day of Montenegrin culture. The study uses both the discourse method and content analysis, including legislative projects, newspaper articles, television broadcasts, public speeches, and other messages from individual politicians and intellectuals. The public debate on Njegoš revealed how the inconsistency of memory, primarily the Montenegrin, Serbian and Bosniak memory, generates conflicts and at the same time deepens the prevailing social divisions.

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