{"id":1002,"count":14,"description":"TUTOR: DAN TALKES\r\n\r\nTHE ROLE  OF MEMORY IN THE REPAIR IF A DIVIDED AND DISPUTED CONTEXT \t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\nOur unit collectively began our investigation into Belfast by exploring the concepts of old and new alongside the historical narratives of the Blitz and the Troubles still present today.\r\n\r\nBeyond the notion of memory of an individual, the memory of the city itself exists not only through physical characteristics within the urban grain, but also on a subtler level such as the collective mindset of its inhabitants. The trauma endured by Belfast\u2019s history is apparent through existing militarised barriers and bomb resistant public buildings. Alongside this, the city\u2019s strong religious foundation is evident in the presence of ecclesiastical buildings, yet the historic divide through denominational conflict persists in the mindset of many of Belfast\u2019s residents, reinforced by geographical separation and divisive barriers.\r\n\r\nThe narrative of Belfast presents us with a complex set of parameters for sensitive design which recognises the huge loss of people and place in Belfast through conflict, be it the 1941 Belfast Blitz or the Troubles. These past city traumas render all other memories of the city obsolete and now as the city tries to progress, the haunting past stunts development as neither community allows the other to move on.\r\n","link":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/category\/undergraduate\/year-3\/unit-6-blitz\/","name":"Unit 06: Blitz","slug":"unit-6-blitz","taxonomy":"category","parent":990,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/1002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/990"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}