conference on collective memory is to facilitate a discussion that
explores the ongoing production of collective memory and the
historical contingencies that influence the manner by which it is
organized and allocated. The questions guiding our conversation will
not only emphasize the processes and systems that bring about the idea
of a unified past, but will also take into consideration the notion
that individual and collective consciousness operate both within and
outside of these formalized and often prefabricated frameworks. As
such, our interests are not limited to understanding the political and
economic issues surrounding the idea of collective memory, but also
include the discontinuities and silences that often characterize the
construction and circulation of memory across space and time. By
taking this broad approach to examining the form, function, and
content of collective memory and its impact on historical change, we
hope to touch on a wide array of topics spanning national and cultural
borders, thereby giving participants the opportunity to engage with
all facets of this rich and informative topic of academic inquiry.
PANELS & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
[10:00am - 11:35pm] SESSION I: Collective Memory & Visual Culture
Keynote Speaker #1: Volker M. Langbehn, Ph.D., "Visual Memory and the
Forgetfulness of History"
+ 3 graduate student presenters.
[12:35pm - 2:10pm] SESSION II: Collective Memory, Race & Culture
Keynote Speaker #2: Trevor Getz, Ph.D., "Is History the Enemy of
Memory?: Official Representations and Popular Conceptions of the Past
in Post-Apartheid South Africa"
+ 3 graduate student presenters.
[2:25pm - 4:00pm] SESSION III: Collective Memory & Social Trauma
Keynote Speaker #3: Stephen V. Bittner, Ph.D., "Moscow's Neighborhood
of Myth and Memory"
+ 3 graduate student presenters.
For more information — including a complete conference schedule,
registration information, and on-campus directions — please click on
the following URL:
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~hsa/
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