PODCAST (EN)

In July 1995, the Srebrenica genocide cost the lives of 8,372 Bosniaks, mostly men and boys. It was the largest mass killing, and the first and only genocide, to be committed on European soil since World War 2. This podcast reflects on what it means to consider Srebrenica as a space of memory for Dutch traumatic heritage. Although Srebrenica lies beyond the national borders of the Netherlands, it is intertwined with the country’s past in multiple ways. In Dutch society, Srebrenica has mostly been remembered in the context and from the perspective of Dutchbat 3. This might be the most obvious connection between Srebrenica and the Netherlands, yet it is not the only one. The war in Bosnia caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee. 60,000 Bosnians – among them survivors and relatives of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide – found their home in the Netherlands. They have advocated a culture of remembrance which centers on the stories of the victims, the survivors, and the loved ones who were left behind. This podcast aims to untangle the different perspectives of remembrance. It specifically considers the second generation of Bosnians; the children who fled Bosnia at a young age and grew up in the Netherlands. How do they remember and commemorate? And what does it mean to be both Bosnian and Dutch in the context of what happened in Srebrenica?

60,000 Bosnians found their home in the Netherlands.

Met veel dank aan Dženan Halilović.

Presentatie: Blerina Nimanaj en Lucie van Hulst Productie: Audiovisueel Centrum Amsterdam
Montage: Arnout Probst

Suggesties om je verder te verdiepen in de geschiedenis van de genocide in Srebrenica:

Om te bezoeken:

> Het initiatief ‘Srebrenica is Nederlandse geschiedenis’ https://srebrenicaisnederlandsegeschiedenis.nl/

> Alma Mustafić’s en Raymond Braats theatervoorstelling Gevaarlijke Namen https://www.25jaarsrebrenica.nl/

Srebrenica Herinneren

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