| Abstract [eng] |
Discussions about monuments usually revolve not around the visual and aesthetic expression of monuments. Looking at the ongoing debate, one can assume that it is about how we understand what Lithuania is and what Lithuania is not – what we need to remember and what we need to forget in the narrative of Lithuania represented through monuments. In other words, they are related to certain collective images of Lithuania and the world around it. Although this assumption is made in the public debate, it is not verified at academic level. The objective of the research is to analyze what kind of identity of the Lithuanian state is created and represented through the monuments that stand in the public spaces of Lithuania. The author seeks to reveal the theoretical possibilities of the participation of monuments in the formation and representation of state identity and to show the role of monuments as identity construction practices in Lithuania. An analysis of monumental practices reveals that the debate about monuments is primarily shaped by political factors. |
