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Memory and Trauma

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: May 3, 2016, 17:00 – 19:00

Without memories of the past, it would be scarcely possible to orient oneself in the present and plan for the future. In what ways are our recollections of the past being transformed in connection with the advent of new media and geopolitical changes in the world? How can memory and trauma be explored from the perspective of the humanities?

In connection with the presentation of the anthology of theoretical texts Paměť a trauma pohledem humanitních věd (Memory and Trauma from the Perspective of the Humanities)

(Akropolis, 2015), these questions will be considered by Neela Winkelmann (Platform of European Memory and Conscience), Alexander Kratochvil (Institute for Czech Literature, editor of the anthology), filmmaker David Vondráček and other guests.

The discussion will focus primarily on the relationship between memory, trauma and identity in the science and literature of Central Europe’s post-communist societies.

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