italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
CFP: AAIS Conference 2013, Eugene (OR)
POST-WAR MEMORIES: DALLA CASA ALLA PIAZZA
Critics in the field of memory studies have claimed that the family is a fundamental space in which the creation, mediation, and transmission of memories occur. Rituals of remembrance, especially of traumatic events, are fueled by the transmission of family memories from generation to generation, so much so that frequently households become what Jay Winter calls "sites of memory." This panel aims to explore how Italian literature and films portray the "Italian family" as a place where memories of the Fascist ventennio and World War II are constructed, preserved, resisted, and erased. How did these memories affect, and how were they affected by, more collective, national representations of those times? What role does post-memory play in these accounts? How does vernacular memory of family stories challenge more official versions of the past?
Please submit a 250-word abstract and brief biographical note to Erika Conti ([log in to unmask])
Erika Conti, Ph.D.
Romance Languages and Literatures
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1077
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
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