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Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 7
Theme and background .......................................................................................................... 8
Political and historical background .................................................................................... 9
Thesis, scope, method and structure ..................................................................................... 15
Relevance of study ........................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 2 Literature review, theoretical musings and definitions ........................................... 20
Meaning and etymological origin of the Holodomor ........................................................... 20
Ukrainian national identity and victimization ...................................................................... 22
Global memories and the Holocaust as framework for subaltern genocides ....................... 28
Existing research on Holodomor representations in film, museums and monuments –
Strategies of demonization ................................................................................................... 30
Sacralization of the Holodomor ........................................................................................... 33
Celluloid monuments and counter memorials ...................................................................... 41
From communicative memory to cultural memory of the Holodomor and pluri-medial
constellations ........................................................................................................................ 47
Traumatic memories as cultural constructs and the iconic turn ........................................... 52
Chapter 3 Celluloid Holodomor monuments ........................................................................... 54
Harvest of Despair and iconic visuals from the 1921-22 famine .................................... 54
Bitter Harvest ....................................................................................................................... 57
Fascistic aspects in the memorial culture of Ukraine ....................................................... 62
Chapter 4 Monumental manifestations of the Holodomor in the West and in Ukraine ........... 66
The National Museum Memorial to Holodomor Victims .................................................... 67
Iconic images and memory texts at the physical memorial site ........................................... 68
The Holodomor complex in a global and pluri-medial context ........................................... 74
Chapter 5 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 76
References ................................................................................................................................ 78
Books and journal articles .................................................................................................... 78
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