Aline Sierp will organise, together with Jenny Wüstenberg (York University, Toronto), the inaugural conference of the new Memory Studies Association. The conference will take place in Amsterdam on Saturday 3-Monday 5 December and will feature 13 panels, three roundtables, a professional development and a teaching workshop. Please register before Friday 18 November.
Memory studies are currently undergoing rapid expansion and are receiving growing recognition in academic and policy circles. However, concerns are being raised that the field’s expansion has not been matched by concomitant advances in theoretical groundwork, methodological sophistication and professional organization. The primary purpose of this meeting will be to think through the theoretical, methodological and professional challenges faced by memory studies as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry and practice. The overarching questions for the conference are: What is the identity of the memory studies field and how can/should we actively shape its future?
Another important aim of the conference is to set-up an international Memory Studies Association that will gather under its umbrella all the already existing smaller scholarly groups working on memory issues. It will also provide a home to research-oriented practitioners and policy-makers. Networking and exchange will be key for the conference.
Among the speakers are: Jeffrey Olick, Daniel Levy, Astrid Erll, Michael Rothberg, Ann Rigney, Siobhan Kattago, Wulf Kansteiner and Andrew Hoskins.
You can view the programme and register on the website.
The deadline for registration is 18 November, 2016.
For any questions do not hesitate to contact us.
