Global Perspectives on Memory, Culture & Identity
Exploring Collective Memory Through Literature, History, and Art
September 12–13, 2025
University of Example, Edinburgh, Scotland
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About the Event
Global Perspectives on Memory, Culture & Identity is an interdisciplinary symposium exploring how memory shapes cultural narratives, identity, and historical interpretation. Bringing together scholars from literature, history, anthropology, and visual studies, the event fosters dialogue on how societies remember and represent the past.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Leila Hassan
Chair of Postcolonial Studies, University of Cape Town
Keynote: Archiving Resistance: Memory and Colonial Afterlives
Dr. Mateo Alvarez
Cultural Anthropologist, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Keynote: Oral Histories and the Shaping of Collective Identity in Latin America
Dr. Eleanor Finch
Historian, University of Cambridge Rivendale
Keynote: Ritual and Remembrance in Early Modern Europe
Schedule Snapshot
Day 1: September 12
9:30 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:00 AM – Keynote: Prof. Leila Hassan
1:00 PM – Panel: Memory & National Narratives
3:30 PM – Poster Presentations (Graduate Research)
Day 2: September 13
9:00 AM – Roundtable: Memory in Public Spaces
11:00 AM – Keynote: Dr. Mateo Alvarez
2:00 PM – Closing Reflections & Networking Reception
Call for Abstracts Now Open
We welcome proposals for papers, panels, and creative presentations related to memory studies, identity politics, and cultural memory across disciplines.
Submission Deadline: July 20, 2025
Early Bird Registration | Open
Register now to take part in two days of keynotes, panels, and scholarly exchange on memory, identity, and culture across disciplines.
Early Bird Deadline: August 15, 2025
Organizers
Hosted by the School of Humanities, University of Riverdale, with support from:
Centre for Cultural Memory Studies
Scottish Arts & Humanities Network
Dr. Nora Campbell, Lead Organizer
Prof. Idris Khan, Lead Organizer
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