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Sites of Memory and Mourning in Post-World War I Europe - Lecture 18

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This lecture examines how Europe and Britain remembered and interpreted the First World War through mass media, memorials, spiritualism, and commemorative ceremonies. It considers how these sites of memory enabled personal and political reconciliation with the war’s consequences.

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- Chapter 1. The Myths of War: Films and Legends .
- Chapter 2. Cultural Remembrance: Memorializing the First World War .
- Chapter 3. Religion and Commemoration: The Spiritualism Movement .
- Chapter 4. The Construction of War Memorials .
- Chapter 5. The Creation of Commemorative Ceremonies: "Never Again" .

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