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Réf.
42838
Type
conference item
Titre
Connecting the past to the future: A vision for reconciliation in Anlong Veng, Cambodia
Langues
English
Auteurs
Mayer, Julia
Lieu de publication
Charenton-le-Pont
Pays de publication
France
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2018
Titre de conférence
ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
Lieu de conférence
New Delhi, India
Date de conférence
13-14th December 2017
Mots-clés
education / peace / discrimination / sustainable development / conservation of cultural heritage / documentation centres / management / economic aspects / social aspects / tourism / interpretation / public awareness / communities / reconciliation / memorials / post-war situation
Pays mentionnés
Cambodia
Monuments et sites
Anlong Veng Peace Centre, Cambodia
Résumé en anglais
With the Khmer Rouge Tribunal now drawing to a close, the need for healing Cambodia's old wounds and exacting social justice has shifted from large "outreach programs" designed to educate locals about the past, to smaller scaled activities where reconciliation is attempted within the context of "workshops" and guided “walks through history”. The long-term goals of this approach runs parallel to heritage conservation and sustainable development in tandem with emerging heritage management practices. In reaching these goals, respect and mutual understanding between and across communities calls for a collaborative effort where the desired outcomes of healing and reconciliation can be best achieved.With specific reference to the Anlong Veng Peace Centre, an initiative developed by the
Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam), this paper addresses a means of remembrance andreconciliation driven by a pedagogical perspective, in which preserving 'perpetrator sites' to heal the past is considered controversially the way forward. As the final stronghold of the Khmer Rougeregime, Anlong Veng remains 'home' to many ex-KR soldiers, civilian followers of the movement and
their descendants (approximately 85% of the population)1, who to this day, experience isolation, polarisation and marginalisation because of their complicity in Cambodia's brutal past. Thus findinginnovative ways to appropriately remember a traumatic history, while simultaneously encouraging better social cohesion among the people of Anlong Veng, is the main objective behind thiscontroversial project.
Although it is too early to assess its success in terms of its impact on the wider community, theAnlong Veng Peace Centre, since its formation in May 2016, has shown itself to be an inspiring case study, offering us a glimpse into how we may facilitate heritage management and reconciliation inother post-conflict societies still reeling from the aftermath of war, civil unrest and uneasy peace agreements.
Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam), this paper addresses a means of remembrance andreconciliation driven by a pedagogical perspective, in which preserving 'perpetrator sites' to heal the past is considered controversially the way forward. As the final stronghold of the Khmer Rougeregime, Anlong Veng remains 'home' to many ex-KR soldiers, civilian followers of the movement and
their descendants (approximately 85% of the population)1, who to this day, experience isolation, polarisation and marginalisation because of their complicity in Cambodia's brutal past. Thus findinginnovative ways to appropriately remember a traumatic history, while simultaneously encouraging better social cohesion among the people of Anlong Veng, is the main objective behind thiscontroversial project.
Although it is too early to assess its success in terms of its impact on the wider community, theAnlong Veng Peace Centre, since its formation in May 2016, has shown itself to be an inspiring case study, offering us a glimpse into how we may facilitate heritage management and reconciliation inother post-conflict societies still reeling from the aftermath of war, civil unrest and uneasy peace agreements.
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