Power creates wars; wars create power. But these compelling acts of storytelling are breaking the loop

Summary

Artists’ acts of remembrance about destruction and violence defy the dominant narratives of heroism and sacrifice The way stories are told about wars really matters. It is a point powerfully made by the classical scholar Alice König who, in her work on ancient and modern warfare, points out that the way war is depicted and narrativised feeds into the way wars are actually conducted. Creating and absorbing a story (whether that is told in prose or poetry, or offered by an artwork or memorial) is more than packaging or reflecting on the past; it is about generating images and expectations, and…

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