The Dynamics of Memory in the New Europe

The Dynamics of Memory in the New Europe

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Nottingham Trent University, together with Durham University and the University of Karlsruhe
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Clifton Campus, Clifton Lane, Nottingham
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Nottingham, UK
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United Kingdom
Vom - Bis
13.09.2007 - 15.09.2007
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Bill Niven, Ruth Wittlinger, Dorothee Hermanni

This year, the European Union has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. The inaptness of the logo marking the occasion, 'Together since 1957' highlights what can be seen as one of the key obstacles to the emergence of a European identity: the lack of a common hi/story.

Whereas collective memories of war and destruction provided post-war western Europe with an important impetus to push forward the European project, collective memories in the EU of 27 countries are arguably characterised more by diversity and fragmentation.

The forthcoming international and interdisciplinary conference “The Dynamics of Memory in the New Europe” will examine the dynamics and landscapes of memory in the new Europe.

Programm

Contributions include:

“A European Memory? - A Comparative Study in Poland, Austria, and Germany” (Christian Gudehus, Centre for Interdisciplinary Memory Research, Essen)

“Constructing National and Ethnic Identities through Conflicting Memories: The Case of Cyprus” (Gabriel Koureas, Birkbeck College London)

“The Supranational Effect: The Europeanisation of Spanish National Memory” (Lorraine Ryan, University of Limerick)

“The Impossible Quest? In Search of a European Collective Memory” (François Foret, Université Libre de Bruxelles)

“The Memory of the Holocaust and the Politics of Identity in Contemporary Poland” (Slawomir Kapralski, Warsaw School of Social Psychology)

“Gender as a Category in the Cultures of Memory of the Second World War in Different European Countries” (Claudia Lenz, Centre for Interdisciplinary Memory Research, Essen)

“European Integration and Yugoslavian Memories: Discourses in Post-war Slovenia (Monika Stromberger, University of Graz)

Kontakt

Bill Niven

Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, England
00441158483232

william.niven@ntu.ac.uk


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