ABSTRACT
This chapter concludes the main findings in the context of the book’s theoretical assumptions. It argues that the memory politics of ‘cursed soldiers’ constructs an exclusionary symbolic and emotional space in which there is no room for historical experience that does not fit into the hegemonic narrative. This hegemonic politics operates not only on the semiotic level but also on the emotional level by invoking exclusionary emotional criteria of national belonging. Yet, the hegemony is also met with contestation, which creates the opportunity for more agonistic memory politics. This requires institutional support to increase the visibility and legitimacy of minority experiences in the public space.
