CfP: Collective Memory, Social Action, and the Uses of History

 

Collective Memory, Social Action, and the Uses of History

 

Deadline for Abstract Submission: January 20, 2018

 

From Maryland and Charlottesville to Catalonia, Myanmar, and communities across the globe, this year

has seen a dramatic increase in activism, public debate, and conflict centered on collective memory,

representation, and history. Movements and actors across the political spectrum have claimed historical

narratives to forward sometimes conflicting visions for society. The formation and contestation of