The author focuses on the problem of representation of traditional Czech sites of memory in the environment of digital platforms designed for travellers. The content analysis is divided into a visual and a narrative part, the key research topic being the stability of the national essence of memory in the digital environment. The assumption that the national narrative will not be the main component of the content is not entirely confirmed. Despite the international and intermediary nature of the platforms in use, user-generated content is sometimes based on national narratives. An important part of the paper is a theoretical and methodological discussion based on the concepts of media and memory studies.
This paper discusses the tourism in places in connection with “class struggle” during the era of state socialism in Czechoslovakia. During the time of economic crisis in the 1930s, there were some incidents between gendarmerie and striking workers in the areas of high unemployment. These events were misused in the propaganda as legitimization of the Communist Party’s leading role after the 1948 revolution. These places of “class struggle” were privileged in hierarchy of heritage preservation during the communist era (1948–1989). The author focuses on sources connected with tourism (guidebooks, maps) and raises the question if historical agents and society adopted these places. The methodological remarks are an important part of the paper.
The text focuses on the possibilities offered by a spatial perspective for the study, teaching, and sharing of experiences with state socialism. The authors offer an insight into the concept developed during the creation of an interactive map. The map aims to visualize the Communist Party’s attempt to interpret Czechoslovak history in the public environment. The relics of its cultural policy in the current public sphere present opportunities for the use of the map in education.
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