Rosenhagen – a place to remember: Mobilizing the Past for the future of People’s Park in Anderslöv
(2023) SGEM08 20231Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- This study analyzes the memory of Rosenhagen, a People’s Park in Anderslöv. The Park was founded in 1930 by the local labor movement and has since then served varied, but important functions in the community. In January 2022, the main building in the Park was burned down in arson, which initiated a process within the association to write down the history of the Park to make sure that Rosenhagen would not be forgotten. Through memories, fragments of Rosenhagen’s past are mobilized to activate the community. Rosenhagen is situated in Anderslöv, a village in the Scanian countryside, which further adds to the complexity of engaging with the past. This thesis aims to contribute to the remembrance of Rosenhagen and analyze the complexities of... (More)
- This study analyzes the memory of Rosenhagen, a People’s Park in Anderslöv. The Park was founded in 1930 by the local labor movement and has since then served varied, but important functions in the community. In January 2022, the main building in the Park was burned down in arson, which initiated a process within the association to write down the history of the Park to make sure that Rosenhagen would not be forgotten. Through memories, fragments of Rosenhagen’s past are mobilized to activate the community. Rosenhagen is situated in Anderslöv, a village in the Scanian countryside, which further adds to the complexity of engaging with the past. This thesis aims to contribute to the remembrance of Rosenhagen and analyze the complexities of relating to the past while shaping the future. This is achieved through a theoretical framework that emphasizes memories as collective and constructed through social processes, in which places and time play important roles. This study utilizes archival materials and interviews to analyze the relationship between memories, history, and the community today. The study reveals that the memory of the labor movement’s role in the Park's past is precarious, while the remembrance of regular people constructing the park on a voluntary basis is emphasized. The collective memory of a strong community and the historical significance of Rosenhagen and Anderslöv in the landscape influences the formulation of needs suitable for present conditions in the countryside. The dynamic interplay between collective memory, history, and places is argued to be important in understanding Rosenhagen and how the countryside and society construct the past. (Less)
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- Ambjörnsson, August LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM08 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- People’s Park, Collective Memories, the left behind countryside, places and their pasts, Rosenhagen, Anderslöv
- language
- English
- id
- 9120426
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- 2023-06-08 15:08:27
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abstract = {{This study analyzes the memory of Rosenhagen, a People’s Park in Anderslöv. The Park was founded in 1930 by the local labor movement and has since then served varied, but important functions in the community. In January 2022, the main building in the Park was burned down in arson, which initiated a process within the association to write down the history of the Park to make sure that Rosenhagen would not be forgotten. Through memories, fragments of Rosenhagen’s past are mobilized to activate the community. Rosenhagen is situated in Anderslöv, a village in the Scanian countryside, which further adds to the complexity of engaging with the past. This thesis aims to contribute to the remembrance of Rosenhagen and analyze the complexities of relating to the past while shaping the future. This is achieved through a theoretical framework that emphasizes memories as collective and constructed through social processes, in which places and time play important roles. This study utilizes archival materials and interviews to analyze the relationship between memories, history, and the community today. The study reveals that the memory of the labor movement’s role in the Park's past is precarious, while the remembrance of regular people constructing the park on a voluntary basis is emphasized. The collective memory of a strong community and the historical significance of Rosenhagen and Anderslöv in the landscape influences the formulation of needs suitable for present conditions in the countryside. The dynamic interplay between collective memory, history, and places is argued to be important in understanding Rosenhagen and how the countryside and society construct the past.}},
author = {{Ambjörnsson, August}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Rosenhagen – a place to remember: Mobilizing the Past for the future of People’s Park in Anderslöv}},
year = {{2023}},
}