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This Handbook is the first systematic effort to map the
fast-growing phenomenon of memory activism and to delineate a new
field of research that lies at the intersection of memory and
social movement studies. From Charlottesville to Cape Town, from
Santiago to Sydney, we have recently witnessed protesters demanding
that symbols of racist or colonial pasts be dismantled and that we
talk about histories that have long been silenced. But such events
are only the most visible instances of grassroots efforts to
influence the meaning of the past in the present. Made up of more
than 80 chapters that encapsulate the rich diversity of scholarship
and practice of memory activism by assembling different
disciplinary traditions, methodological approaches, and empirical
evidence from across the globe, this Handbook establishes important
questions and their theoretical implications arising from the
social, political, and economic reality of memory activism. Memory
activism is multi-faceted, takes place in a variety of settings,
and has diverse outcomes - but it is always crucial to
understanding the constitution and transformation of our societies,
past and present. This volume will serve as a guide and establish
new analytic frameworks for scholars, students, policymakers,
journalists, and activists alike.
The dynamics of transnational memory play a central role in modern
politics, from postsocialist efforts at transitional justice to the
global legacies of colonialism. Yet, the relatively young subfield
of transnational memory studies remains underdeveloped and
fractured across numerous disciplines, even as nascent,
boundary-crossing theories on topics such as multi-vocal,
traveling, or entangled remembrance suggest new ways of negotiating
difficult political questions. This volume brings together
theoretical and practical considerations to provide transnational
memory scholars with an interdisciplinary investigation into
agency-the "who" and the "how" of cross-border commemoration that
motivates activists and fascinates observers.
Blending history and social science, this book tracks the role of
social movements in shaping German public memory and values since
1945. Drawn from extensive original research, it offers a fresh
perspective on the evolution of German democracy through civic
confrontation with the violence of its past. Told through the
stories of memory activists, the study upends some of the
conventional wisdom about modern German political history. An
analysis of the decades-long struggle over memory and democracy
shows how grassroots actors challenged and then took over public
institutions of memorialization. In the process, confrontation of
the Holocaust has been pushed to the centre of political culture.
In unified Germany, memory politics have shifted again, as
activists from East Germany have brought attention to the crimes of
the East German state. This book delivers a novel and important
contribution to scholarship about postwar Germany and the wider
study of memory politics.
Blending history and social science, this book tracks the role of
social movements in shaping German public memory and values since
1945. Drawn from extensive original research, it offers a fresh
perspective on the evolution of German democracy through civic
confrontation with the violence of its past. Told through the
stories of memory activists, the study upends some of the
conventional wisdom about modern German political history. An
analysis of the decades-long struggle over memory and democracy
shows how grassroots actors challenged and then took over public
institutions of memorialization. In the process, confrontation of
the Holocaust has been pushed to the centre of political culture.
In unified Germany, memory politics have shifted again, as
activists from East Germany have brought attention to the crimes of
the East German state. This book delivers a novel and important
contribution to scholarship about postwar Germany and the wider
study of memory politics.
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