Dear All,
Registration is open for Islands of War, Islands of Memory until 20 March.
This conference takes place in Cambridge from 5-7 April.
All registration and programme docs can be found on:
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/events/
(scroll down to 5-7 April)
During the twentieth century, every nation in the world was directly or
indirectly associated with or affected by the impact of war. While the
historical narratives and legacies of war of these nations are well known,
far less is understood about how small islands coped. These islands, often
not nations in their own right but rather small outposts of other kingdoms,
countries and nations, have frequently been relegated to mere footnotes in
history and heritage studies as interesting case studies (at best), or
unimportant curiosities (at worst). Yet for many of these small islands,
war had an enduring impact on their history, memory, intangible heritage
and future cultural practices in the process leaving behind a legacy that
demanded some form of local response. For this conference, we seek to
discover what the memories, legacies and heritage of war in small islands
can teach those who live outside them, on the mainland. What can we learn
from these islands of memory? Can islands really act as 'controls' or
'laboratories' or even bounded entities which allow us to understand the
macrocosm of war memory / heritage microcosm? Or do we regard them as
closed societies when it isn't the case? Why and how is memory so enduring
in small islands? How does contested war memory manifest itself in present
day island communities? We hope to address these issues and more during the
conference.
Contact: Gilly Carr ([log in to unmask])
Best wishes,
Gilly Carr
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