| ID | 122909 |
| Title Proper | Unending death of an immortal |
| Other Title Information | the state commemoration of Ho Chi Minh in contemporary Viet Nam |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Marouda, Marina |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Focusing on contemporary Viêt Nam, this article examines the monumentalizing project concerning the life, revolutionary career and political legacy of Hô Chí Minh. After Hô's death and especially after the introduction of doi moi, or renovation policies, the revolutionary state instigated a process of making memorials out of the places where he lived and struggled for the nation, projecting his biography onto the country's landscape. The article explores a series of ambiguities and uncertainties that, in a Derridian manner, haunt the state commemoration of Hô Chí Minh, and that are primarily manifested in his incomplete kinship status and imperfect death. |
| `In' analytical Note | South East Asia Research Vol. 21, No.2; Jun 2013: p.303-321 |
| Journal Source | South East Asia Research Vol. 21, No.2; Jun 2013: p.303-321 |
| Key Words | Commemoration ; Death ; Derrida ; Ho Chi ; Minh ; Spectrality ; Vietnam |