Taking stock of European memory policies 2020

by EUROM | Nov 23, 2020

The challenges of memory policies are as multiple and diverse as the memories themselves. They are present at local, national, and international levels, especially at a time when we are adapting to new methods of transmission and dissemination In such complex times,...

Colo(m)ialismes

by EUROM | Nov 19, 2020

This webinar aims to give voice to the diversity of colonial memories of America, Africa, and Asia that are present in Barcelona taking as a starting point the monument to Columbus: for some, a source of shame recalling a colonial past that has not been discussed; for...

The Dayton Agreement. 25 years later

by EUROM | Oct 26, 2020

November 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, best known as the Dayton Agreement, which ended the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the deadliest armed conflict in Europe since World War II. The agreement...

Controversial memories and heritage. Uses and abuses of the recent past

by EUROM | Oct 20, 2020

The 6th Internacional Conference Walter Benjamin will be held online from November 19 to 21; The conference aims to address the tension between the rigorous transmission of historical knowledge and the heritagization trends that sometimes stray into commercializing...

Masters and Slaves. Labor, rebellion and trade in transatlantic slavery

by EUROM | Oct 5, 2020

The Faculty of History and Geography of the University of Barcelona holds an international seminar to discuss the history of transatlantic slavery; The opening lecture will be delivered by Myriam Cottias, director of the Centre International de Recherches sur les...