Journal Article10.1080/09502386.2010.537061
Performing prospective memory
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TL;DR: The life narratives of co Nht, a former communist guerilla fighter and political prisoner during the American War in Vietnam, illuminate a dynamic politics of iteration and innovation at play within each act of remembering as discussed by the authors.
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Abstract: The life narratives of co Nht, a former communist guerilla fighter and political prisoner during the American War in Vietnam, illuminate a dynamic politics of iteration and innovation at play within each act of remembering. Co Nht lives in Ho Chi Minh City and is part of a women veteran's civic association called the Former Women Political Prisoner Performance Group. She is also a national and international advocate against the use of chemical warfare and a supporter of people living with Agent Orange-related disabilities in Vietnam. Historical and contemporary political contexts in Vietnam – such as decades of colonial rule, brutal wars and communist revolution and governance – dramatically affect the shape of official history and collective memory, including co Nht's narratives. The socialist realist stylization of her life stories may at first appear reified and overwhelmingly ideological. However, as co Nh t demonstrates , it is possible to perform collective, state-sanctioned public memory in ways th...
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