She did not stand aside

The Second World War commemoration of U.V.S.V

Abstract

The Utrecht student association U.V.S.V, a so-called ‘gezelligheidsvereniging,’ has its own way of traditions commemorating the Second World War. How can this special commemoration be linked to traditions and local communities? In this article Michelle Moonen researches the role of commemoration in the shaping of collective memory.