Research On The Construction And Dissemination Of Collective Memory Of Vietnam’s Self-defense And Counterattack War

The memory of war is the memory of a country and a nation,which embodies the group consensus and common feelings of a generation.When the war is over,the memory about it begins,and it is solidified and continued through various forms such as language,words,pictures,buildings,ceremonies,etc.It has been 44 years since the Vietnam self-defense counterattack,and its memory construction has gone through a process from national memory to local memory and personal memory.Under the joint action of multiple subjects,the collective memory of Vietnam self-defense counterattack has been continuously extended,transmitted and spread.Using the methods of literature research and field investigation,this paper takes Malipo County,Wenshan Prefecture as the research site,and from the theoretical perspective of collective memory,first of all,investigates how the official constructs the memory of Vietnam’s self-defense counterattack;Secondly,by using the research method of oral history,it makes an in-depth analysis of veterans,former militia,ordinary people and local elites.Finally,it explores the spreading process of memory in cultural performances and ritual activities.The research found that:First,after the end of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam,this incident began to shift from national memory to local memory,in which the local government played an important role.In the media space,we mainly rely on news reports,movies,TV,music,We Chat,We Chat official account and Tik Tok to realize the construction of memory.In the physical space,the red patriotic education bases built by Malipo government,such as Martyrs Cemetery,Laoshan Battle Memorial Hall,South Xinjiang Memory Exhibition Hall,Laoshan Shenpao Military Theme Park,etc.,have all become representations of memories and promoted the generation of memories.Second,the memory of folk writing is more vivid and vivid.As the witnesses of the war and the carriers of the trauma,the veterans and former militia who participated in the war narrated the war more realistically.Through their dictation,more details of the war were revealed,enriching the contents of their memories.Apart from the witnesses,there are also many ordinary people and local elites who are building this historical memory,especially local elites.They use cameras and new media as media to connect veterans,relatives of martyrs,social caring people and other groups,forming a powerful memory field among the people.Thirdly,as a kind of cultural communication practice,cultural performance generates and outputs meaning through a large number of linguistic and nonverbal symbols.As a stage play created by the local government,Laoshan under the National Flag plays an important role in carrying forward and spreading the spirit of Laoshan and condensing the consensus and emotion of the group.Secondly,ritualized communication is also a form of memory construction and communication.People rely on physical space to carry out various commemorative activities and memorial ceremonies.In this situation,people interact with past memories,in which feelings and meanings are shared,and memories of Vietnam’s self-defense counterattack are also continued.