Conflict Memory

In a world turned on its head, these seven crises and conflicts in Africa should be at the top of the peace and security agenda in 2026. crisisgroup.org/brf/africa/b20…

Our Conflict Memory Education Centre display today - the heritage celebration event took place at University of Leicester - we also promoted the 'On Heritage' newspaper in development by Independent Heritage Network. #CelebrateHeritage2026

The Sahel has become the world’s most deadly region for armed group activity, with nearly half of all global deaths now taking place there. @RFI draws on ACLED data to highlight how violence is evolving as jihadist groups expand & adapt how they operate.🔗 rfi.fr/en/africa/2026…

Look forward to hosting our table at this wonderful heritage event tomorrow at University of Leicester between 12 - 4 pm promoting the 'On Heritage' newspaper by Independent Heritage Network and a display from the Conflict Memory Education Centre #CelebrateHeritage2026

One week to go .... look forward to hosting our table at this event 12-4pm, promoting the 'On Heritage' newspaper (in development by Independent Heritage Network) and Conflict Memory Education Centre #ConflictMemory

Hope to see you next Saturday! Lots of local heritage groups will be there….. We’ll be offering free help with family research ….

Looking forward to having our Independent Heritage Network stall at this Heritage Hub event today, Uni of Leicester .... always a great event

Looking forward to having our Independent Heritage Network stall at this Heritage Hub event, Uni of Leicester @uniofleicester .... always a great event #CelebrateHeritage25

On World Book Day, just a small selection of the books available to browse at our Research Centre. Full list of our library is on our website.

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory 19th – 28th Feb 2025 Day 10: Fri 28th Feb John Coster (Director, CMEC) talks with Rousbeh Legatis, SOAS: The memory of enforced disappearances – exploring journalist’s agency in peace processes (Colombia). bit.ly/4hTuM9J

#10DaysOfConflictMemory Day 9: Thurs 27th Feb John Coster (Director, CMEC) talks with Gustavo Freitas, Uni of Coimbra: From journalistic narratives to online scrutiny on Facebook: the mediatisation of the Debate on Portuguese Colonialism bit.ly/43f90J0

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory Day 8: Wed 26th Feb John Coster (Director, CMEC) talks with Soma Basu, Tampere University: “Don’t Want to Remember, Can’t Forget”: Unveiling Sticky Memories and Mobile Traumas of Delhi Riots 2020 bit.ly/3XGkWQv

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory Day 7: Tues 25th Feb - John Coster (Director, CMEC) spoke with Gregory Asmolov, King’s College London - From the Victory Day to the unfriending day: digital memory and the disconnective turn. bit.ly/3F3sTbG

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory 19th – 28th February 2025 John Coster (Director, Conflict Memory Education Centre) talks with Anastasiya Pshenychnykh, Loughborough University: Russian-Ukrainian Conflicts over Memory and Monuments conflictreportage.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/day…

Day 5 of #10DaysofConflictMemory. And it’s my interview. Follow the link and listen to my interview on Nigeria’s EndSARS protest through the lens of ephemeral social media stories, and of course, memory.

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me, Silas ✊️

John Coster (Director, Conflict Memory Education Centre) talks with Silas Udenze, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - Social Media Ephemeral Stories: Memory, Young Nigerians and their Struggle Against Police Brutality conflictreportage.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/day…

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory 19th – 28th Feb 2025 Day 4: Sat 22nd Feb Mphathisi Ndlovu, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe - Gukurahundi genocide, Twitter and memory activism from below conflictreportage.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/day…

Conflict Memory Series: #10DaysOfConflictMemory 19th – 28th February 2025 Day 3: Friday 21st February David Andrés Lotero Castro, University of Passau - Immersive Media to Remember conflict: use of 360 video to narrate conflict memory conflictreportage.wordpress.com/2025/02/20/day…