We are a consortium member of the project DisTerrMem leading its research groups on Cultural Practitioners and Regional Organizations. Dealing with competing and often antagonistic memories of disputed territories remains a pressing challenge not just within the EU, but globally. How the past is collectively remembered and understood plays a key role in framing the current perspectives and identities of communities, cultures and individuals. This, in turn, affects the potential for future dialogue, understanding and peace. The novelty of the DisTerrMem project lies in its intention to explore the management of competing memories in non-conflictual ways in the context of peace-building, rather than seeking to impose shared interpretations of history that fail to take into account the identities and interests of the diverse parties involved.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 823803.
