Launch of the new book “Memory – access denied? Political landscapes of memory and inclusion in contemporary Europe”, edited by Deniss Hanovs and Igors Gubenko, on Tuesday, January 15th at 3:15 pm.

Dear HYMY doctoral students,

Welcome to the launch of the new book “Memory – access denied? Political landscapes of memory and inclusion in contemporary Europe”, edited by Deniss Hanovs and Igors Gubenko, on Tuesday, January 15th at 3:15 pm. The event will be held in the Common Room of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (Fabianinkatu 24, 3rd floor) and it is free and open to the public. There will also be a reception to follow the book presentation and discussion.

The book, published by Zinātne Publishers, brings together essays focusing on minorities and counter-memories, and strategies of exclusion and inclusion in specific political contexts. All the essays deal with cases in which access to memory is obstructed in some way. The book searches for new theoretical innovations, seeks to test the limits of methodologies available, and looks for new mnemonic practices and media emerging in different social milieus. The introduction to the volume is written by the leading memory studies scholar Aleida Assmann.

Read more about the book here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/society-economy/book-launch-at-helsinki-collegium-memory-access-denied-edited-by-former-hcas-fellows

Welcome!

The event is organised by the Helsinki Collegium in cooperation with The Konrad Adenauer Foundation.