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SUMMARY:CTIS Research Seminar - Experiencing the Uninhabited Traumascape 
 of a Divided Capital: An Ethnographic  Investigation of Nicosia’s UN-con
 trolled Buffer Zone
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DESCRIPTION:Cyprus and Nicosia\, its capital\, have been divided since th
 e 1974 war. A buffer zone divides the two communities and is controlled 
 by the UN Peace Keeping Force. It has abandoned buildings scarred from t
 he war and physical borders. All these objects serve as tangible evidenc
 e of division and make this space a dystopic traumascape. \n\nAfter 30 y
 ears of complete separation\, the ease of movement restrictions in 2003 
 saw Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots crossing into each other’s commu
 nity through various crossing-points across the buffer zone. The Ledra/L
 okmaci crossing-point in central Nicosia is the focus of this investigat
 ion. Recent research shows that the language of the other\, namely Greek
  and Turkish\, are excluded from each community’s Linguistic Landscape (
 LL)\, which according to Themistocleous (2019) and Themistocleous\, Çavu
 ?oglu & Özkara (2023) reflects nationalist ideologies. However\, the LL 
 of the Ledra/Lokmaci crossing-point is different\, as multilingual signs
  that contain the language of the other are displayed on the abandoned b
 uildings of the buffer zone (Themistocleous\, 2020\; 2021).  \n\nThis st
 udy builds on this previous work. It explores further this traumascape\,
  obtaining in this case insights from local residents. The aim is to und
 erstand how they experience and evaluate the space in 'No man’s land'. W
 alking-tour semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 Greek-Cypr
 iot and Turkish-Cypriot participants representing three generations (60+
 \; 30-40\; 18-23). A qualitative analysis of the data revealed that resp
 onses to the LL are complex and fluid within and between groups. Contrad
 icting responses can be attributed to the complexity of the traumascape 
 itself\,  as well as the participants’ past experiences\, psychological 
 and emotional complexities and their political and ideological stances i
 n relation to the conflict.\n\nThis activity is hybrid\, and Dr Christia
 na Themistocleous (University of Reading) will present online. The audie
 nce could join via Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/NEleYt_pR
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LOCATION:A101 \, Samuel Alexander Building\, Manchester
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