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Flemish Nationalism and the Great War

The Politics of Memory, Visual Culture and Commemoration

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  1. Karen D. Shelby

    1. Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 1-28

  3. IJzerbedevaart: The Last Summer Pilgrimage to the IJzer

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 29-42

  4. A Flemish Nation: Catholicism, Language and the Medieval Past

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 43-64

  5. The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Enlistment Propaganda and The Front Movement

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 65-82

  6. A Politicized Movement and the Memorialization of the Flemish Soldier

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 83-111

  7. The IJzertoren: A Heldenhuldezerk for all of Flanders

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 112-142

  8. World War I Memorial or Symbol of Autonomy?: Collaboration and the IJzertoren

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 143-174

  9. IJzerbedevaart: The Pilgrimage to the IJzer

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 175-207

  10. The IJzerwake: A Different Memory of the Great War

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 208-226

  11. Transformation: The IJzertoren Memorial Museum to the Museum aan de IJzer

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 227-253

  12. Conclusion

    • Karen D. Shelby
    Pages 254-264

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 265-320
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About this book

Karen Shelby addresses the IJzertoren Memorial, which is dedicated to the Flemish dead of the Great War, and the role the monument has played in the discussions among the various political, social and cultural ideologies of the Flemish community.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA

    Karen D. Shelby

About the author

Karen Shelby is Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Baruch College, The City University of New York, USA. Shelby is an art historian specializing in visual culture and the Great War. Her areas of interest include the commemorative practices after the war, particularly for the Belgian Army, and historical representations of the war in the museums along the Western Front.

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