![]() ![]() National sites of memory at the Cenotaph in Whitehall and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey were also constructed as a response to the scale of death. In the aftermath of the Great War, vast cemeteries and imposing monuments were built across the former battlefields this commemorative landscape was replicated across Britain, as cities, towns and villages saw the erection of local memorials. ![]() However, such assessments obscure the emotive bond with the war’s remembrance that has been formed from the cessation of hostilities to the present day. This mode of public connection with the conflict has been criticised by some scholars for its reliance on representations in the media. This chapter uses non-representational theory to examine the way in which the popular memory of the Great War (1914-1918) in contemporary Britain is an emotional engagement formed through a process of ‘witnessing’ the past. ![]()
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