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Meeting RNW Theory of History: “Controversial Monuments and the Changing of Mnemonic Regimes” – Speakers: Maria Grever (EUR) and Ann Rigney (UU)

Meeting RNW Theory of History: “Controversial Monuments and the Changing of Mnemonic Regimes”

Friday 8 December 15.00-17.00 Utrecht (English spoken)

Speakers: Maria Grever (EUR / NL-Lab) and Ann Rigney (UU)

Moderator: Pieter Huistra (UU)

Room: Belle van Zuylenzaal (Academiegebouw), Utrecht

Please, register: huizinga@uu.nl

 

Both speakers are member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and participated in the KNAW-committee “Controversial Monuments”.  On October 23, 2023, the committee presented the report Wankele sokkels. Omstreden monumenten in de openbare ruimte (Unstable Pedestals. Contested Monuments in Public Spaces). See for the report and other information the KNAW-website: https://www.knaw.nl/bijeenkomsten/wankele-sokkels-presentatie-knaw-rapport-over-omstreden-monumenten. And the website with English summary: https://www.knaw.nl/publicaties/wankele-sokkels-omstreden-monumenten-de-openbare-ruimte