“We all have memories but do we share some of those, socially or collectively? If so, why? Most countries have things in the past which they’d rather forget but how successful or otherwise are elites at coercing our “collective” memories or manipulating national narratives?”
Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014knyn
Ahead of the symposium at Newcastle, readers interested in cultural memory in early modern England might look at History Spot‘s round-up, and recorded podcasts, of last year’s ‘Cultures of Memory’ round table discussion. Topics discussed include methods of creating historical narratives for under-represented groups who have left few traces in the archives, and the ways in which the Reformation effected cultural memory by erasing physical monuments. Visit the History Spot here.
‘Early Modern Memory Practices and the Making of Community’ is a two-day symposium taking place at Newcastle University on Friday 7th – Saturday 8th of June, 2013.
Here we will explore the ways in which early modern memory is embedded in different cultural practices (oral records, memorials to the dead, clothing, histories of the nation and lineage) and how these shape ideas of community. Additional events will include a film screening, and an opportunity for postgraduate and early career researchers to discuss the future of memory studies.
This symposium is part of a series of events investigating memory and community in early modern Britain and is funded by the AHRC. For more information on other events in this series, see the network home page:
http://memory-earlymodern.org/
If you would like more information about this event, or you would like to take part, please contact earlymodernmemory@gmail.com
Early Modern Memory Practices and the Making of Community, Newcastle University 7-8th June 2013
Early Modern Memory Practices and the Making of Community, Newcastle University 7-8th June 2013
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