identicide: the problem with post-war reconstruction
DESCRIPTION
Coined by Dr. Sarah Jane Meharg, identicide is the intentional targeting and destruction of things that represent identity. In this presentation, Dr. Meharg presents a slide show that outlines cases of identicide, with a focus on the sites of cultural heritage destroyed during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, and the problem with post-war reconstruction.TRANSCRIPT
Identicide:Identicide:The Problem with The Problem with
Post-War ReconstructionPost-War ReconstructionDr. Sarah Jane Meharg
Royal Military College of Canada
Peace & Conflict Planners Canada
IdenticideIdenticide
Identicide is the intentional killing of the relatedness between people and place that eliminates the bond, which underpins individual, community, and national identity (Meharg 1999);
This method of destroying people and their places is most obvious when applied through military means.
Old and New Wars: Old and New Wars: The Destruction of The Destruction of Cultural HeritageCultural Heritage
Jenin, 2002.
Before
After
The Golden Done Mosque of Samarra (Iraq), 2006.
Temple of the Tooth Relic, Sri Lanka, 1998.
Before
After
Vijecnica, 1936.
Vijecnica, 1992.
Stari Most, Mostar, circa 1912
Stari Most, Mostar, circa 1985
Stari Most, Mostar, 1993.
Post-Conflict ReconstructionPost-Conflict Reconstruction
Infrastructure reconstruction, Bosnia 2001
Inside Cinema Jenin during reconstruction, West Bank, 2003
Vijecnica, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2012
Temporary Bridge, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001
Post-Conflict ConstructionPost-Conflict Construction
Indonesian Mosque, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2001
King Fahd Mosque (Saudi), Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2009
Catholic Church, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2007
Christ Monument, Hum Mountain, Mostar, 2004
Identicide: Identicide: The Problem with The Problem with
Post-War ReconstructionPost-War Reconstruction
Dr. Sarah Jane MehargRoyal Military College of Canada
Peace & Conflict Planners Canada