Ethnography of DIY revisionism: unfinished reburials and right-wing populism in Hungary

Tatyjana Szafonova

Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2025, vol. 33, issue 2, 359-374

Abstract: This article examines the phenomenon of reburials as a manifestation of historical revisionism in Hungary, with a particular focus on their role in shaping national identity and iconography. The article explores the transformative nature of reburials, highlighting their role in reclaiming individuals as martyrs and as a tool for historical revisionism. The study draws on ethnographic research to provide insights into vernacular reburials and alternative commemorations, demonstrating how reburials can challenge established orders. Furthermore, the author introduces a new approach that emphasizes the active role of local agents and more broadly shows reburials and revisionism as contested processes involving multiple participants, including non-humans such as soil.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2025.2489308

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