H-Memory is a network open to all academics and researchers concerned with Memory Studies. This inter-disciplinary field interests itself in how humans remember and represent that memory, be it through literature, monuments, historical works, or in their own private lives.

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Discussion published by Una McIlvenna on Wednesday, August 2, 2017

International Graduate Scholarship Opportunities in History at the University of Melbourne

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Please pass on the following information about these exciting opportunities to your most promising MA students:

International Graduate Scholarship Opportunities in History at the University of Melbourne

The History Discipline in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne is offering Scholarships for international graduate students for commencement in 2018.

Discussion published by Anna Sheftel on Thursday, July 27, 2017

Call for Papers - Memory at the Intersection of Mass Violence and Socioeconomic Inequality

WORKSHOP: Memory at the Intersection of Mass Violence and Socioeconomic Inequality

Saint Paul University, Ottawa

School of Conflict Studies

April 13-14, 2018

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Workshop Convener: Dr. Anna Sheftel, Saint Paul University

Confirmed keynote speakers: Dr. Sean Field, University of Cape Town, Dr. Heather Howard, Michigan State University

Discussion published by Susanne Knittel on Wednesday, July 26, 2017

CfP: Double Exposures: Perpetrators and the Uses of Photography

Conference: Double Exposures: Perpetrators and the Uses of Photography

Kazerne Dossin Memorial and Museum, Mechelen, Belgium, 11–13 January, 2018

In addition to eyewitness accounts and written texts or documents, photography serves as a key medium through which acts of perpetration become known.

Discussion published by tim winter on Wednesday, July 26, 2017

War In Asia: Launch of Online Platform for histories, heritage and memory of World War Two in Asia

War In Asia: Launch of Online Platform for histories, heritage and memory of WW2 in Asia

Over the last ten years or so we have seen a rapid proliferation of museums, memorials, commemorative rituals, battlefield tours and re-enactments emerge across Asia, all dedicated to the conflicts of the twentieth century – most notably among them, the Second World War.

Discussion published by Barbara Bishay on Wednesday, July 26, 2017

CfA: Revisiting the Nation: Transcultural Contact Zones in Eastern Europe

The Winter Academy “Revisiting the Nation: Transcultural Contact Zones in Eastern Europe” will be held from 26 February to 7 March 2018 in Bukarest. It will be concerned with the conditions and implications of nation building in Eastern Europe.
Closing date: 30 August 2017

 

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