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Societies celebrate heroes and commemorate tragedies. But why is there so little public acknowledgment of environmental disasters?
Many of those critical or skeptical of the monarchy have felt silenced.
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
On the 75th anniversary of India’s partition, scholars from the US, Canada, France, UK and Australia write about their favorite book or film that best explains the trauma of a violent division.
Yom HaShoah is a day to commemorate the murder of 6 million Jews – but also their lives. Yizker bikher books lovingly document Jewish communities across Europe.
Ancient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war – even when it wasn’t clear what that violence would solve.
Portions of the internet disappear every day. Preservation of this historical record requires a proactive approach by archivists and everyday citizens.
A survey of history teachers in Canada showed the prevalence of the myth of objectivity among history teachers.
What might the past offer us at this moment, and how will future generations reflect on this year? How will this present become the future’s past?
A global pandemic might be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. But we can’t assume that future threats will get the attention they deserve from people living in an information-saturated world.
Persecution is central to Jewish collective memory. So when armed police entered ultra-Orthodox areas of Jerusalem to close synagogues due to COVID-19, some residents reacted with fear and suspicion.
Memories can be powerful tools to address humanity’s most difficult political, sociological and environmental problems
New research suggests people from Germany, Russia, the UK and US all think their own country was the most important in World War II.
Current events can boost our collective memory of past events in predictable ways, finds study.
Over the past 15 years, community groups in a rundown inner-city district have created public murals as part of a successful process of reversing decades of stagnation.
Natural selection has shaped many different animal groups, from V-like formations of bird flocks to circular mills of schooling fish. These shapes are the result of millions of years of evolution. Animals…
Hollywood films that depict American history deeply influence our sense of national identity. Films that portray Civil Rights and Black Freedom history are particularly important. Beyond entertaining moviegoers…
Families and friends share memories all the time; “You’ll never guess…”, “How was your day?”, and “Do you remember when…” are rich daily fodder. Sharing memories is not only a good way to debrief and reminisce…
Hail, heavy rain, lightning and flash flooding – not necessarily typical summer weather in southeast England. But the recent unexpected deluge saw homes evacuated, stations flooded, and road and rail services…
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Professor of Applied Mathematics, Uppsala University
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Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Workday Professor of Technology and Society, Trinity College Dublin
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Principal Lecturer, Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories, University of Brighton
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