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SUMMARY:Genealogies of Memory 2025: What remains from the Second World War?
	 Remnants\, Memories and Narratives Revisited
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DESCRIPTION:Though World War II ended over seventy-five years ago\, its leg
	acy endures - engraved into Europe’s landscapes\, bodies\, and collective 
	memory. This conference explores the material and symbolic "ruins" of WWII
	 and their lasting impact on historical consciousness. As the last living 
	witnesses disappear\, what continues to speak for the war and how?\nBringi
	ng together scholars across disciplines\, the conference investigates how 
	physical remnants\, cultural symbols\, and memory practices shape and resh
	ape the war’s legacy today. It focuses on the role of materiality in post-
	war and contemporary memory cultures\, examining how ruins\, scars\, and f
	ragments continue to mediate our understanding of the past amid new socio-
	political challenges.\n\nThree key themes structure the program:\n1.	The M
	ateriality of Memory – Exploring how the physical remnants of war preserve
	\, embody\, or challenge historical narratives. How does material culture 
	transmit memory and influence our perception of history?\n2.	Post-War Memo
	ry in the Present – Rethinking WWII memory through the lens of contemporar
	y crises\, including Russia’s war against Ukraine and the rise of digital 
	media. How do new forms of violence\, shifting geopolitical realities\, an
	d online platforms reshape cultural memories and perceptions of the "other
	"?\n3.	Case Studies in Memory Practice – Examining concrete examples of WW
	II’s afterlives: contested narratives\, intergenerational trauma\, symboli
	c ruins\, and language ruptures. How do these fragments function in today’
	s cultural\, political\, and linguistic landscapes?\n\nCombining theoretic
	al reflection with empirical analysis\, this conference invites contributi
	ons from history\, sociology\, cultural studies\, art\, law\, literature\,
	 psychology\, and more. Interdisciplinary and comparative approaches are e
	specially encouraged.
URL:https://enrs.eu/edition/genealogies-of-memory-2025
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ORGANIZER;CN=European Network Remembrance and Solidarity
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