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Memory Studies Association

Professional Association for Memory Scholars | Based in the Netherlands with members worldwide.

03/09/2026

📚 Call for Book Submissions | Central European University Press

Global Heritage and Memory Studies in the Present

Central European University Press invites book proposals for its new series Global Heritage and Memory Studies in the Present, exploring the dynamics of heritage and memory through transnational, interdisciplinary, and integrated approaches.

The series welcomes monographs and edited volumes examining topics including heritage and memory politics, nationalism and ethnicity, landscapes and mass violence, heritage preservation and conservation, archaeology and material culture, (dark) tourism, diaspora and colonial memory, aesthetics, absence and forgetting, mourning, and performative reenactments.

With a diverse range of forthcoming titles spanning colonial memory, genocide, memory activism, museums, contested heritage, illiberalism, and material culture, the series offers a platform for innovative scholarship at the intersection of heritage and memory studies. Stay tuned: Global Heritage and Memory Studies in the Present

👤 Series Editor: Prof. Ihab Saloul, University of Amsterdam

👤Commissioning editor: Dr. Ilse Josepha Lazaroms

🔗 Learn more about the series & submit a book proposal: https://lnkd.in/dvDXXPBU

02/09/2026

Meet the MSA 2027 Program Committee! 🌍

Behind every MSA Annual Conference is a dedicated team working to shape its programme, bring diverse perspectives together, and create spaces for meaningful exchange.

As we look ahead to MSA 2027 in Lund, we want to recognize and thank our Program Committee for the time, expertise, and care they are putting into making this conference possible. 💙

This year’s theme, “Memory, Responsibility, Hope,” invites us to think critically about how we engage with the past while imagining possible futures, and our committee is helping bring these conversations to life.

📅 14–18 June 2027
📍 Lund University, Sweden

📢 The Call for Papers is now open!
Proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, and special events are welcome.

🗓 Submission deadline: 15 October 2026
💻 The conference portal for submissions will be available soon.

🔗 Full Call for Papers: https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/call-for-papers-2027/

Thank you to our Program Committee for the work behind MSA 2027 — and we look forward to seeing your proposals!

01/09/2026

📢 Call for Papers | Special Issue

Mnemohistory: Towards Long-Term Computational Research Approaches

TMG – Journal of Media History invites empirical contributions exploring how computational methods and large-scale media corpora can deepen our understanding of mnemohistory and the ways the past has been remembered across decades and different media.

Contributions may address computational approaches to print, broadcasting, film, television, social media, and audiovisual corpora, with critical reflection on their methodological possibilities and limitations.

👤 Guest Editors: Pieter Van den Heede & Berber Hagedoorn

📄 Abstract deadline: 15 October 2026
📝 Abstracts: max. 500 words + short author bio
🌐 Contributions should be in English.

🔗 Full CFP & submission details: https://tmgonline.nl/announcements -for-papers:-mnemohistory:-towards-long-term-computational-research-approaches

28/08/2026

📢 MSA Annual Conference 2027: Memory, Responsibility and Hope!

📅 14–18 June 2027
📍 Lund University, Sweden

We are pleased to announce our 2027 Annual Conference, bringing together scholars and practitioners to explore the connections between memory, responsibility, and hope.

How can we remember responsibly? What responsibilities do we have to the past, the present, and future generations? And can memory help us imagine and create more just, sustainable, and hopeful futures?

The conference welcomes contributions from across Memory Studies and related fields, inviting reflection on the role of memory in shaping social, political, cultural, and ecological futures.

🎙 Confirmed keynote speakers:
🔷Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
🔷Emilie Pine
🔷Oksana Zabushko

📣 Call for Papers is now open!
Proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, and special events are welcome.

🗓 Submission deadline: 15 October 2026

🔗 Full Call for Papers:https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/call-for-papers-2027/
💻 Conference portal: Coming soon

Save the date and join us in Lund in June 2027!

25/08/2026

📢 Call for Papers: Actors, Witnesses or Subjects? Children in Post-war Central and Eastern Europe, 1945–89

📍 Warsaw, Poland
📅 19–20 November 2026

This conference explores the experiences, perspectives, and agency of children and young people in post-war Central and Eastern Europe, bringing together perspectives from childhood history, memory studies, social and cultural history, and trauma research.

📨 Submission deadline: 18 September 2026
📄 Organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS),
Federal Institute for Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe
(BKGE)

🔗 Full CFP & submission details: https://enrs.eu/a-child-in-the-labyrinth-of-history-2026

Disclaimer: This call is shared for informational purposes only. The Memory Studies Association (MSA) is not responsible for the organization or administration of this event.

20/08/2026

📢 Call for Papers | Special Issue

Heritage and Memory: Jewish Cultural Narratives in Historical Context

This Special Issue invites interdisciplinary contributions exploring how Jewish communities have constructed, transmitted, preserved, and reinvented cultural memory across time and changing historical contexts.

Topics include:

• Legal and messianic memory
• Exile, homeland, and heritage
• Jewish cultural memory in the digital age
• Reconstructing lost worlds
• Marginalized and forgotten narratives
• Authority, leadership, and collective memory

Contributions are welcome from Memory Studies, History, Religious Studies, Anthropology, Literature, Philosophy, Law, Education, and related fields.

📄 Research articles, review articles, and short communications are welcome. A 250-word abstract may be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

👤 Guest Editor: Dr. Ilan Fuchs

🔗 Full CFP & submission details: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genealogy/special_issues/P92Q7O7538

⚠️ Disclaimer: This call is shared for informational purposes only. The MSA is not responsible for the organization, content, peer review, publication, or administration of this Special Issue.

18/08/2026

📚 Book Spotlight | Nigeria’s EndSARS Activism and Implicit Collective Memory

Silas Udenze
Published July 2026

This pioneering study examines Nigeria’s EndSARS movement through the lens of memory studies, exploring how protesters used digital platforms, memory practices, and lived experiences to organize and sustain resistance.

The book introduces the concept of implicit collective memory to understand the shared experiences of poverty, unemployment, corruption, and police brutality that shaped the movement.

An important contribution to scholarship on collective memory, digital activism, and resistance, the book also foregrounds perspectives from the Global South and challenges Western-centric approaches to memory and activism.

🔗 Learn more: https://link.springer.com/book/9783032231383

09/08/2026

A special thank you to the people behind MSA 2026

One week after the MSA 10th Annual Conference, we’re still thinking about everything that made our time in Buenos Aires so memorable, and that includes the people who worked to make every part of the programme happen.

We want to give special thanks to the Programme Committee, led by Johanna Vollmeyer, for designing the academic programme and coordinating its rich array of panels. We would also like to express our deep gratitude to the Local Committee -- Javier Burdman, Camila Perochena, and Valentina Salvi among others -- for all their work in bringing the conference to Buenos Aires and helping make it such a welcoming gathering for our community.

The cultural programme was an important part of this year's conference, bringing memory studies into dialogue with art, performance, exhibitions, film, and workshops across the city. A special thank you to Cecilia Sosa, Luciana Messina, Ramiro Manduca, for putting this programme together and creating so many opportunities to experience memory work in action. Emmanuel Kahan ensured that Argentinian publications in the field of memory studies were in full display. 🎭🎨

Last but not least: we are grateful to the valiant work behind the scenes of Lana Djakovic and Róża Kochanowska at the MSA office, and of Nabila Carradore and Aldana Ribes at Di Tella.

And, of course, thank you to all our delegates and to everyone who contributed their time, energy, ideas, and care to MSA 2026.

A conference is much more than its programme, it is the people who make it possible. 💙

Photos: Mariela Barca

02/08/2026

✨¡Gracias por hacer de MSA 2026 un encuentro inolvidable! ✨

As the 10th Annual Conference of the Memory Studies Association comes to a close, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this remarkable week in Buenos Aires possible.

To our organizing committee, volunteers, MSA members, Advisory Board, presenters, chairs, artists, and every participant who travelled from around the world to share ideas, ask difficult questions, and build new collaborations—thank you for making this conference such a vibrant and inspiring gathering.

Our sincere gratitude also goes to our generous sponsors and institutional partners, whose support was instrumental in bringing MSA 2026 to life:

🔷Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
🔷 Conicet
🔷 UBA Derecho and Exactas
🔷Elisabeth Käsemann Stiftung
🔷NYU Buenos Aires
🔷Zonder Flag
🔷 De Gruyter Brill
🔷Gerda Henkel Stiftung
🔷 Fundación Teatro Picadero
🔷 Fundación Cazadores
🔷 Museo Moderno
🔷 Parque de la Memoria
🔷 Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos
🔷 Comisión Vesubio y Puente 12

This year's theme, "Memory and Democracy," reminded us that the study of memory is more important than ever. Through thoughtful dialogue, artistic expression, and interdisciplinary exchange, we continue to deepen our understanding of the past while engaging with the challenges of the present and the possibilities of the future.

Thank you for celebrating this special 10th anniversary with us. We leave Buenos Aires inspired by the conversations we've shared, the connections we've made, and the community we've strengthened.

Until next year! 👋

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