Every year on August 2, the Congolese community around the world observes a day of remembrance for the victims of the genocide perpetrated against the people of eastern DRC for economic gain.
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Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
Obituaries reveal shifting cultural values across time and place. Here’s a glimpse into how the moral vocabulary has evolved over several decades.
While the choir scenes are wonderful, the film is most affecting in its quietest moments.
Who defeated the Nazis and ended World War II? It’s a matter of disputed historical memory.
Oral history contributors were able to share their stories, and many felt a sense of healing.
The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.
Photographer Lee Miller’s experience at Dachau, depicted in the film Lee, reminds us of the importance of photojournalists in war zones today.
The controversy surrounding this memorial highlights the broader memory wars around the history of Sri Lanka’s civil war: how it is remembered and by whom.
Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.
Skateparks show how the built environment can be transformed if communities, and the DIY cultures they give birth to, are allowed to flourish.
It might seem odd but it’s not the first museum in a video game or metaverse.
Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, pointedly commemorates Jewish resistance to the Nazis.
In 2003, Rwanda adopted a policy of ethnic non-recognition. However, for 100 days in a year, it centres ethnicity in the country’s psyche.
Remembrance for post-veteran generations involves learning about history, trying to comprehend the what, how and why and its relevance today.
The Civil War – the second-most-deadly event in US history, just behind COVID-19 –contributed to lasting changes in how Americans care for the dead.
On-field demonstrations of remembrance and protest are able to harness potent political power.
As trans-Tasman borders re-open and in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, Anzac Day gains new meaning and presents new challenges – just as it has always done.
Where do old Confederate statues go when they die? The former Soviet bloc countries could teach the US something about dealing with monuments from a painful past.
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Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Utah
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
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Professor of war heritage, memory and culture, Royal Roads University
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Senior lecturer in Sociology, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in History, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Aston University
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Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, Macalester College
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Lecturer of Games Art, University of Staffordshire
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Goodrich C White Professor of Religion, Emory University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Villanova University
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PhD Candidate - Doctorat en études du religieux contemporain, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)