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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 16h

⏰ Only 8 days left to submit your proposal for MSA 2027! The countdown is on! There are now just 8 days left to submit your proposal for the MSA 2027 Annual Conference, taking place 14–18 June 2027 at Lund University, Sweden. 📅 Submission deadline: 15 October 2026 🔗https://msalund2027.dryfta.com/

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 16h

📣 Good news! The deadline to submit dMSA proposals has been extended. 📅 New date: 12 October 2026 MSA members are invited to propose online roundtables and dialogues addressing current discussions in memory studies. 🔗https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/dmsa-call-for-proposals-2026-2027/

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For further information, please contact americalatinamsa@gmail.com 📅 Deadline: October 7, 2026. 🌎 We invite you to participate and continue strengthening dialogues and research networks regarding memory from a Latin American perspective. See you in Lund! 🇸🇪

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Latin America Regional Group invites proposals for the upcoming MSA Annual Conference, in Lund. They invite submissions for: 🔹 individual paper presentations for the Latin American Regional Group’s panels at the next Conference. Proposals must be submitted via this form: acortar.link/Wtr3NN.

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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

How did Redfern become a centre of Aboriginal Black Power? Seth Dias examines the spatial politics of activism, community and land rights in Redfern, 1967–1972. Wed 30 Sep | 11:00 (UK) | Online Register: forms.gle/kVeKWwMH9jvT...

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The Spatial Politics of Aboriginal Black Power in Redfern, 1967-1972

In this online seminar, Seth Dias explores the spatial politics of Aboriginal Redfern in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The late 1960s saw the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern emerge as a nucleus of Ab...

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📢 The MSA 2027 Conference Portal is now OPEN for submissions! We are excited to invite scholars, researchers, practitioners, and memory activists to submit proposals for our Annual Conference, taking place 14–18 June 2027 at Lund University, Sweden. 🔗Check it out: msalund2027.dryfta.com

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Sara Dybris McQuaid @saradm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The CFP for the @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social 2027 conference is now open - the theme is Memory, Responsibility and Hope! please consider proposing a panel, paper, roundtable, workshop or play! www.memorystudiesassociation.org/call-for-pap...

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2027 - LUND - Memory Studies Association

MSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 14-18 JUNE 2027, LUND UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN Memory, Responsibility, Hope CONFERENCE PORTAL WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON CALL FOR PAPERS It is a well-established understanding wi...

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Decolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Memories of German colonialism: Deconstructing myth „Clean Schutztruppe“ by @boellafrica.bsky.social @boell.de w/ Nancy Rushohora (U Dar es Salaam), Bulami Fonyuy (U Bamenda), Christian Stachelbeck (ZMSBw), Matthias Häussler (U Bochum), Teresa Koloma-Beck (BW-Uni). calendar.boell.de/en/event/myt...

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The myth of a "clean Schutztruppe" Colonial violence and its afterlives

The event will take place at Miriam-Makeba-Hall of the "Berlin Global Village", Am Sudhaus 2 in 12053 Berlin.German colonial rule was characterized by military violence, coercion, racial hierarchies a...

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Dr Mirjam S. Brusius @mideastineurope.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What does "Never Again" — "Nunca más" mean in light of ongoing violence and atrocities? Whose history is remembered, and which memory counts? Can we learn from history? What if history 'repeats itself'? Crucial debates in Buenos Aires w/ @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social msabuenosaires2026.dryfta.com

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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

De Gruyter Brill’s acquisitions editor is present at the Memory Studies Association conference in Buenos Aires. Stop by for a chat and learn about our blossoming portfolio www.brill.com/MOME www.brill.com/HSMS www.brill.com/MESR @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social

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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

With utmost pride we published our first Handbook in Memory Studies – focusing on what the European North uniquely contributes to the toolbox of Memory Studies. Latin America, as well as Southeast Asia, and East Asian perspectives will follow soon! (www.brill.com/HSMS) @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Brill’s Handbook Series in Memory Studies

"Brill’s Handbook Series in Memory Studies" published on 13 Oct 2025 by Brill.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🔗 For full details, application procedures, and collection guides, visit: archivum.org/academics/vi... ⚠️ Disclaimer: This call for applications is not organized by the MSA.

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Visegrad Scholarship at OSA

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The 2026/2027 theme, "Naming Reality," focuses on the political, linguistic, and strategic challenges of documenting and describing reality under conditions of censorship, ideology, and political pressure during and after the Cold War.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Open to anyone holding an MA degree in the social sciences or humanities. Artists, journalists, scholars at risk from war zones, and refugees of conscience are especially encouraged to apply.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This invites applications for the Visegrad Scholarship at OSA. The grant provides researchers, scholars, and socially engaged artists access to the extensive archival collections at OSA in Budapest, with staff reference support, research advising, and participation in the Visegrad seminars.

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Visegrad Scholarship at OSA

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🗣 Call for Applications | Visegrad Scholarship at Blinken OSA Archivum (2026/2027) 📍 Host Institution: Blinken OSA Archivum (Budapest, Hungary) & International Visegrad Fund 💶 Grant: €3,000 for an 8-week research stay 📅 Research Theme: Naming Reality 📨 Application Deadline: July 25th, 2026

Call for applications: Visegrad scholarship at the Blinken OSA Archivum
- Organized by the International Visegrad Fund and the Blinken OSA Archivum
- Application deadline: July 25th, 2026

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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

New special issue of Memory Studies Review! Post-Socialism, Migration and Memory in Britain and Beyond, edited by Charlotte Galpin and Jenny Wüstenberg brill.com/view/journal... @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social @bho.bsky.social @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📢 #CfP This interdisciplinary conference explores Jewish life in the first decade after the Holocaust, focusing on how survivors rebuilt communities, identities, relationships, and everyday life in the aftermath of destruction. 📨 Submission deadline: 1 August 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4vGvWLV

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📢Upcoming Seminar 🎙 Presentations: Woohe Kim: Remembering the Past, Building Just Futures: Temporal Praxis in Youth Activism on the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Issue Jiaqi Liang: Conditional Encounters with Difficult Pasts: Local Communities at Dark Heritage Sites in China

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📢 Upcoming dMSA Event | Roundtable Discussion This event explores how memories of migration, displacement, violence, and shifting borders shape contemporary populist politics across Eastern and Central Europe. www.memorystudiesassociation.org/event/memory...

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Scholars working at the intersection of gender studies, history, sociology, and cultural analysis are warmly encouraged to submit proposals. 🔗 For more information, please visit: uamoderna.com/notice/confe... ⚠️ Disclaimer: This call for papers is not organized by the MSA.

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Conference: «Gender and Violence in Historical Perspective: Social Practices and Discourses» - Україна Модерна

Krakow, 3-5 December 2026; Deadline for submissions - 15 June 2026

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Submissions are open for the international conference "Gender and Violence in Historical Perspective: Social Practices and Discourses," organized by Jagiellonian University, UKEN Kraków, and the Polish Academy of Sciences. The event will take place in person at the Institute of History in Kraków.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🗣 Call for Papers | Conference "Gender and Violence in Historical Perspective: Social Practices and Discourses" 📍 Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland 📅 3–5 December 2026 📨 Submission deadline: 15 June 2026 #CfP #memorystudies

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📢 #CfP Intimate Memory, Institutional Memory: Reframing Holocaust Commemorations 🔗 Full CFP & submission details: www.memorystudiesassociation.org/wp-content/u... #CfP #MemoryStudies #Holocaust

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📢 #CfP This interdisciplinary conference explores the intersections of food, memory, identity, trauma, migration, and cultural heritage. 🔗https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CFP_Food-and-Memory_UniSG.pdf

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John Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Come to Glasgow for ICOM-7, the 7th International Conference on Memory, July 2027! Details below. It'll be my 5th ICOM and my 2nd on organizing committee, and we're fixing a brilliant event, keen to expand the range beyond our core psych/ neuro/ cognitive topics so do sign up and please circulate!

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Upcoming DMSA Event This roundtable explores how contested memories are negotiated in the linguistic landscapes of urban public spaces through a sociolinguistic perspective. 🔗https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/event/exploring-contested-memories-through-linguistic-landscape-studies/

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

MSA 2026 Elections 🗳️ MSA members can cast their votes from May 4 to June 1, 2026. This year’s elections include the following open positions: 🔹 President (Elect) — 1 position 🔹 Executive Committee — 2 positions 🔹 Ethics Committee — 1 position 🔹 Finance Committee — 1 position

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

All further details about this position and the application process can be found on the job portal of the University of Toronto: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... ⚠ Disclaimer: The MSA is not responsible for this position.

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Associate Professor - Italian Heritage, History and Cultural Studies

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📖Research Areas * Fascism and far right movements during the 20th & 21st century in Western Europe * Memory studies as it relates to the construction and reconstruction of national narratives and heritage * Expertise in Italian cultural studies and cultural history

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Associate Professor - Italian Heritage, History and Cultural Studies

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📣Open Position | Associate Professor | Italian Heritage, History and Cultural Studies 📍University of Toronto | Faculty of Information (60%) / Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies (40%) 📆 Application deadline: 25 May 2026 | Start date: 1 July 2026

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Congratulations to author Alice von Bieberstein, whose book Congratulations to author Alice von Bieberstein, whose book TEMPTATIONS IN RUIN has received an honorable mention for the MSA First Book Award, granted by @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social! Learn more about the book: bit.ly/4wfWgxJ

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

✨ Honorable Mentions: Alice von Bieberstein — Temptations in Ruin: Sovereign Accumulation and the Making of Post-genocide Turkey Goya Wilson Vasquez — Learning through Collective Memory Work: Troubling Testimonio in Post-war Peru 🔗 www.memorystudiesassociation.org/wulf-kanstei...

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Wulf Kansteiner MSA First Book Award 2026 Results - Memory Studies Association

Read the Call for Submission and apply with your first book by November 15.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🗣Wulf Kansteiner MSA First Book Award 2026 — Results The MSA is pleased to announce the winner of the Wulf Kansteiner MSA First Book Award 2026, co-sponsored by the Memory Studies journal. 🏆 Winner: Astrid Rasch — Intimate Afterlives of Empire: Memory and Decolonisation in Autobiography

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🗣Upcoming PoSoCoMeS Event! This session explores how history becomes “sacralized” in times of crisis, particularly in contemporary Eastern Europe. 🔗https://www.memorystudiesassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/posocomes41_announcement_V2.pdf

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📄 Apply through the Radboud University vacancy portal. 🔗For more information, please visit: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... ⚠️ Disclaimer: The MSA is not responsible for this open position.

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PhD Position: Embodied Knowledge of the Past (Traumascapes) | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a PhD 'Embodied Knowledge of the Past (Traumascapes)' at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Radboud University is inviting applications for a funded PhD position within the Traumascapes project, exploring embodied approaches such as dance, theatre, and music in researching historical trauma, memory, and colonial legacies.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎓 Open Position | PhD in Embodied Knowledge of the Past (Traumascapes) 📍 Radboud University, The Netherlands 📅 Start: September 2026 | Duration: 4 years (full-time) / 5 years (80% appointment) 📨 Deadline: May 6, 2026

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

By bridging qualitative and computational approaches and engaging with questions of identity, heritage, and cultural transmission, the group aims to foster new perspectives on the role of language in memory studies. Co-chairs: Natalie Braber, Adriana Patiño Santos, Susanne Wagner

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🔷New MSA Working Group: Language, Discourse and Memory From narratives and oral histories to multilingualism and digital methods, the group explores how memory is constructed, expressed, and negotiated through everyday discourse across diverse contexts.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

MSA invites institutions worldwide to join this effort by offering academic refuge through funding or in-kind support. #MSA #Scholarship #Fellowship #MemoryStudies

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Since its launch in 2022, the fellowship has helped several scholars find safe academic environments, in partnership with Off-University. The Foundation also supports Scholars at Risk Travel Grants, enabling participation in the MSA Annual Conference.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

💰Memory Scholars at Risk Fellowship – Renewed Collaboration The MSA is pleased to announce the renewal of its collaboration with the Gerda Henkel Foundation in support of the Memory Scholars at Risk Fellowship.

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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🎤We are pleased to announce the launch of the Visual Memory in Media and Digital Cultures Working Group within the Memory Studies Association. Join us in building a vibrant community exploring the role of visual media in memory and society. 🔗 www.memorystudiesassociation.org/new-msas-wor...

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