title: Changi: a place of personal pilgrimages and collective histories.
abstract: This article investigates the meaning that the Changi historical site has had for its visitors. The study traces how the landmarks and relics of the former prisoner-of-war camp at Changi in Singapore have been re-created and, in some cases, relocated for the public since the end of World War II. Changi's meaning as a place is derived not only from the significance that it has for the ex-prisoners of war and their relatives, who frequently revisit the site: many visitors for whom Changi represents a major historical event in their own national history also attach considerable importance to the site.
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blackburn
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D054526:Men's Health / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012846:Singapore / Q000208:ethnology; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D013561:Symbolism; D014195:Travel / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D047789:World War II