zniovaní
Zniovaní is a term used in cultural analysis and speculative fiction to denote a collective practice of erasing, transforming, or reshaping a community's memory of its past to align with present power structures. The word is derived from Czech zničit, meaning to destroy, with the agentive noun-forming suffix -ování, and is used primarily in theoretical or fictional contexts rather than as a widely adopted social-science category.
Definition and scope: Zniovaní denotes processes that aim to diminish, alter, or replace remembrance of events,
Contexts and variants: In political settings, zniovaní describes state-led memory work; in cultural communities, it refers
Impact and critique: Proponents argue that controlled memory can contribute social cohesion or reconciliation in fragile
See also: memory politics, historical revisionism, censorship, propaganda.