Commemoration as Conflict: continuing the 'war by other means'.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Ulster
Department Name: Sch of Environmental Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Sara McDowell (Principal Investigator) | |
| Brian Graham (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
McDowell S
(2014)
Commemoration as Conflict
McDowell S
(2012)
Symbolic Warfare in the Ethnocratic State: Conceptualising Memorialisation and Territoriality in Sri Lanka
in Terrorism and Political Violence
Mcdowell S
(2013)
Time Elapsed: Untangling Commemorative Temporalities after Conflict and Tragedy
in Journal of War & Culture Studies
Sabine Marshall (Speaker)
(2011)
Commemoration and conflict : the media, makers and users of collective memory
Sara McDowell (Author)
(2011)
The battle for Jerusalem : political archaeology and memory in the city of David
| Description | Invited Lecture AHRC Workshop on Transitional Justice at Queen's University Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussions. New academic networks established. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Invited to contribute to the Newton-Caldas Workshop on post-conflict transition in Colombia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Newton-Caldas Fund aims to foster networks between UK and Colombian academics with the objective of producing research that can effect policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Working with the past in transitional societies: Communities, Commemoration and Conflict-European PeaceBuilding Liasion Office, Brussels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | We presented our work on transitional societies in Brussels to policymakers. Approximately 25 people attended and there was a productive debate on the challenges of dealing with the past. Participants requested further information and we anticipate that this will lead to future research activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
| URL | http://eplo.org/event/eplo-brown-bag-lunch-event-working-with-the-past-in-transitional-societies-com... |