Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen

Opinion: Quisling’s gravestone monument at Gjerpen has gone from being an anonymous grave marker to a national symbol controversy. The debate is not only about whether the stone should remain or be removed, but about what kind of memory politics a mature democracy ought to choose. OPINION: The debate concerning Quisling’s gravestone monument shows that Norway is still struggling with how to deal with the traces of the occupation, the contributors write.

Opinion: Quisling’s gravestone monument at Gjerpen has gone from being an anonymous grave marker to a national symbol controversy. The debate is not only about whether the stone should remain or be removed, but about what kind of memory politics a mature democracy ought to choose. OPINION: The debate concerning Quisling’s gravestone monument shows that Norway is still struggling with how to deal with the traces of the occupation, the contributors write.

Forskersonen er forskning.nos side for debatt og forskernes egne tekster. Meninger i tekstene gir uttrykk for skribentenes holdninger. Hvis du ønsker å delta i debatten, kan du lese hvordan her. En stein som i tiår forsvant inn i kirkegårdens landskap, har fått ny betydning – ikke fordi bautaen har endret seg, men fordi vår forståelse av hva den representerer, er i bevegelse. Quisling‑familiens gravsted sto ubemerket i flere tiår, et privat minne som hadde mistet sin monumentalitet.