Memory Studies SW Research Cluster

Only one day until the #SummerResearchFestival! Join us for our online roundtable at 11:30AM on Thursday 6th of June where we’ll be discussing how memory and myths are interwoven with this year’s theme! Details on the talks below! @SWWDTP

There's under a day left to sign up for tomorrow's workshop! Join us in Reading as we'll discuss how the monstrous side of memory, both the physical and theoretical, continue to shape the human condition. Sign up here! tdy.lol/UwIqu @SWWDTP

There's still time to sign up for our event later today! Join us online at 5:30pm GMT time for a fascinating discussion with @SebBustamante, Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia-Kilroy. Booking link here! shorturl.at/klpwF @SWWDTP

There is little under a week to sign up for our 5th of February event! Join us online as Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy discuss their upcoming project on the subject of WWII Japanese prisoners in the US. Link here: shorturl.at/xLWY5 @SWWDTP

Spaces are still available for our upcoming online event on the 5th of February, link is in the post below! You can also read more about this fascinating subject in Sandy and Catiana’s latest publication, available here: shorturl.at/klpwF

Don't forget to mark your diaries for the 5th of February and join us online for a fascinating talk with Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy regarding their latest project! Link here: shorturl.at/xLWY5 @SWWDTP

See below for the booking link to our highly anticipated event: ‘Memory and Monsters’ Featuring talks by Reading’s own @Mangham and @EmmaAston372, join us as we tackle the monstrous both in the physical, and metaphorical senses. Link: tdy.lol/UwIqu @SWWDTP

Join us online on Monday the 5th of February for a talk chaired by Catiana Garcia-Kilroy and Sandy Sugawara realgarding their latest project: Show me the Way Home: The Incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Link here: shorturl.at/xLWY5

A slight amendment to our upcoming 'Memory and Monsters' workshop. The event will now take place on the 9th of February 2024, and we're looking forward to revealing more of the day's schedule and special features!

Call for Papers! In our first official event of the new academic year, we cordially invite contributions to our upcoming workshop: Memory and Monsters, to be held at the University of Reading in February 2024. Please see the attachment for details on submission! @SWWDTP

Our next cluster leads @CaptainJackdaws and @martibiavati have been hard at work composing the coming year’s theme, watch this space for future updates! 👑⚔️🧙‍♂️ @SWWDTP

One of the stops of our Bristol tour today, this is probably the only coat of arms you will see in Bristol - it belonged to those involved in the slave trade. There's a siren on one side and Father Chronos on the other. @SWWDTP

Today we had a chance to see the statue of Edward Colston, after it was removed in 2020. At which we talked about memory in public spaces against memory in museums. @SWWDTP

First session of the day! We discussed imperative issues such as what does decolonisation mean to you personally, and what does an ideal museum look like? @SWWDTP

Only one day until our next #MemoryStudies workshop in Bristol!Please see the pinned post for details looking forward to seeing everyone there!

A few slight amendments to our upcoming #MemoryStudies workshop on Saturday the 1st of July! Please see the attached programme and don't forget to reserve your free spot via the link! Looking forward to seeing you there! shorturl.at/hyNY0 @SWWDTP

First section of our workshop - The Haunting of May - done and dusted with a black-out poetry section lead by the wonderful @marthalobrien. Thanks to everyone who shared their poems - it was truly lovely to see the breadth of creativity amongst the group! @SWWDTP

New workshop alert! We invite you to our upcoming July workshop: The Age of Decolonisation. Join us for a city tour of Bristol and a host of activities, including a talk from the members of the Bristol Radical History Group! Booking link here: shorturl.at/HIKPY @SWWDTP

A slight change to our upcoming #MemoryStudies workshop! Our spookiest instalment yet- Haunting of May, will now take place online on the 8th of June! Booking link is here looking forward to see you all! @SWWDTP eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-haunting…

Call for Papers! We cordially invite you to submit papers for the next workshop in our #MemoryStudies series: the Haunting of May! This workshop investigates whether concepts of 'haunting' can draw lines between the past, present and future! 👻 @SWWDTP