The event organized by Dr. Ildikó Barna (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest) in cooperation with Dr. Kateřina Králová (Charles University, Prague), Dr. Katherina Tyran (University of Vienna), and Dr. Marija Vulesica (Humboldt University of Berlin) gives an opportunity to present research to both senior and junior academics, incl. PhD students.

About the workshop

The workshop is dedicated to the still conflicting potential collective memory has in many countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This is due to the fact that different participants of mass violence de facto consciously or unconsciously form different memories that depend on their roles in conflicts (heroes, victims, bystanders, and criminals). The immediate participants of those events over time transfer the memories of the experiences, thus forming a communicative memory. Although it is subjective, communicative memory plays a significant role in forming memories of certain events. It happens so because of the peculiarities of its functioning (first of all, in the family environment and among those who had the same experience during national or ethno-confessional conflicts). Opposite memories are in conflict, which determines the relevance and urgency of reconciliation. It is an important step when addressing the consequences of mass violence.

When?

April 27–29, 2022

Where?

Faculty of Social Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University
1/A Pázmány Péter sétány, Room 0.100C
H—1117 Budapest, Hungary

^{THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED BY CENTRAL EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC LIAISON PROGRAM.}