Publications
Introductory articles
An introduction to agonistic memory and DisTerrMem
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Agonistic memory and post-conflict societies, by Anna Cento Bull
The potential of agonism across disputed territories: exploring historical, geographic and individual boundaries, by Mattia Cacciatori
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Literature reviews
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Civil society, the past and remembrance / Author: Harutyun Marutyan
The role of civil society in managing memories of disputed territories / Author: Ruzanna Tsaturyan
Diaspora, civil society and conflict / Author: Arsen Hakobyan
Civil society, the state and politics of memory: remembrance, reconciliation and transitional justice / Author: Muhammad Younis
How civil society can correct ‘historical mistakes’ and organize a dialogue: some case studies from Armenia / Author: Ani Lecrivain
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Armenian Civil Society ‘Silence’ and ‘Discourse’ Around the Armenia-Turkey Border / Author: Hranush Karatyan
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The relationship between memory, territoriality and cultural practice / Author: David Clarke
Memory and cultural heritage: from reconciliation and peace building to pilgrimage and tourism / Authors: Weronika Czyżewska-Poncyljusz, Umber Bin Ibad, Joanna Wawrzyniak
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Collective memory and the state: an introduction / Author: Ryan Brasher
Borders, ethnic groups, ‘tribes’, and memory / Author: Vahe Boyajian
State education systems: memory, identity, nationalism / Author: Agnieszka Nowakowska
The politics of remembering / Author: Ammar Ali Jan
Nations, gender and memory / Author: Sophie Whiting
The role of diaspora in fostering the memory of the Armenian genocide abroad / Author: Philippe Lecrivain
Collective memory: the politics of ‘remembering’ and ‘reminding’ / Author: M. Usman Farooq
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Research articles
Diasporic memory practice on the Internet: Remembering lost homelands [open access] by David Clarke, Nina Parish, Polly Winfield & Ani Lecrivain
Abstract: This article examines the work of two diasporic memory organizations, Kresy-Siberia and Houshamadyan, which have both developed Internet platforms to collect and share information about lost homelands: in the former case, the pre-Second World War eastern borderlands of Poland; in the latter, the Armenian communities of the Ottoman Empire that were destroyed by genocide. The article draws on interviews undertaken with participants in order to examine the activism of these two diasporic memory groups and to analyse the relationship between memory practice and the online space. The article asks what difference the creation of an online platform makes to such groups, both for individuals and for the wider diaspora, and seeks to understand how the possibilities offered by these platforms shape diasporic practice. The article shows how, despite the apparent similarities between the online presences of these two organizations, their use of the Internet facilitates diverse forms of memory practice, which are influenced by the historically specific needs of participants in these different diasporic communities.