Conclusion

The resurrection and erasure ofblood, bodies and bones have become central to current forms of commemoration of violence. With enhanced technolo­gies, the world wars and civil wars of the twentieth century are increasingly being remembered through these new forms.

How we remember violence, what we choose to forget and why, and what form this takes, is a dynamic and constantly shifting cultural, political and social phenomenon. What remains constant is the enduring presence of the traces of acts of violence, however defined, at the individual, community and state level, whether they are officially sanctioned or not. These are perma­nent reminders of the impact of violent acts, whether these are privately engraved on people's hearts, as Levi so eloquently describes it, or recalled in public forums. The haunting shadows that have been cast by atrocities indelibly remain with us.