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The objective of this first conference is twofold: namely, to contribute=20
to the study of cultural memory by unlocking narratives about the past=20
(and their canonization), and offer relevant critical observations on=20
the manifestations of cultural memory that are not essentially=20
=91narratives=92. This approach provides a kind of multidisciplinary and=20
interdisciplinary access to cultural memory taken from various perspectiv=
es.


In this context, we are faced the following questions: how do we recall,=20
remember and forget? What stories are =91permitted=92 and which are=20
=91forbidden=92? How does the past determine the present and shape the=20
future? How do the various discourses of the past determine the social=20
and personal identities? How are our deepest emotions, desires and=20
fantasies articulated in the present through the discursive space of=20
memory? What are the relations between memory and monuments, archives=20
and museums? How can we understand the dual nature of monuments: as=20
tools of ideologically driven memory (fixed memory) and/or as constant=20
sources of creative construction and opening up of memory? Does=20
technological development influence the process of remembering the past?=20
What are the implications of a digitalization of memory? What kind of=20
history is created by the massive use of digital technologies (i.e.,=20
online archives that are encoding/decoding their users=92 memories in=20
virtual space)? How do the systems used for production affect the ways=20
that use, protect and work with memory? In what ways is cultural tourism=20
associated with memory? How does it reflect the local and global=20
histories in terms of which narratives are being produced and consumed?


On that note, individual and collective memory within the processes of=20
creating identities provides for the contemporary researcher=20
indispensable links to the myriad present-day realities that are at the=20
same time quite problematic. This duality manifests itself in the=20
creative and conceptual forms of expression. Hence, the aim of the=20
conference is to bring closer the various aspects applied in studying=20
cultural memory. The conference aims at fostering a critical dialogue=20
beyond the boundaries set by various disciplines, thus papers from=20
various disciplines and fields are most welcomed, including art history,=20
literature, anthropology, architecture, philosophy, political science,=20
sociology, cultural geography, cultural studies, media and film studies,=20
ethnology and folklore, economics, history, heritage studies, museum=20
studies, landscape studies, leisure studies, tourism studies, transport=20
studies and urban/spatial planning.
Possible topics could include, but are not limited to, the following area=
s:
Cultural Memory and Identity: family memory; biographical and=20
autobiographical memory; the =91hom?=92; immigration; the migrant; border=
s;=20
nationalism; ethnicity; history and changing historical narratives;=20
tradition; violence; trauma and terror; forgiveness; memories of=20
transitions: important personal and national events.
Cultural Memory and Politics: the use of propaganda; the use of cultural=20
memory; the politics of cultural memory; authority; resistance; creating=20
cultural memory; collective remembering and forgetting.
Cultural Memory and Space/Place: architecture; geography (cartography);=20
the city and urbanization; the use of nature in the collective memory;=20
transformed places; monuments, archives, museums.
Cultural Memory and Social Institutions/Cultural Products: myth;=20
religion; art/literature presentation; language; clashing memories,=20
popular culture.
Cultural Memory and Everyday Life: rituals; bodily practices; nostalgia.
Mediated Memories: cultural representations; mass media/digitalized=20
memories; virtual memories.
Cultural Memory and Tourism: =91imagined routes=92 (mythic highways and=20
meta-narratives); crossing boundaries; war itineraries; violence and=20
displacement; consumerism.
Papers, creative projects, and other non-traditional presentations=20
exploring the aforementioned topics are also welcomed.
The Conference will be held on September 5-6, 2013 in Skopje, Republic=20
of Macedonia.
Please submit your proposals to (conference /at/ cultcenter.net) by February=20
1st, 2013.
Submissions should include a 250-300 word abstract, keywords and a brief=20
bio, as well as a contact address.
The paper proposals should be prepared filling in a paper form.
Please feel free to contact Loreta Georgievska-Jakovleva=20
((lgeorgievska /at/ yahoo.com)) or Mishel Pavlovski=20
((mpavlovski /at/ iml.ukim.edu.mk)) with any interim questions.
Notifications of acceptance would come no later than February 15th, 2013.
Abstracts will be published and made available with the conference=20
materials. Full papers will be published in the peer-rewieved journal=20
=93???????/Culture=94.
We are seeking proposals for panels within the scope of the Conference.
Panels are organized by internationally recognized experts aiming to=20
bring together researchers on focused topics for an interactive=20
discussion among the panel members and the participants. Panels are an=20
important component of Annual Conference 2013. Panel members are=20
researchers who have done well-known or controversial work related to=20
the theme of the panel. Researchers interested in organizing a special=20
session are invited to submit a formal proposal to=20
(conference /at/ cultcenter.net) by February 1st, 2013.
Before submitting a panel proposal, the organizer of a panel is expected=20
to contact all the proposed panel members and get their agreement to=20
serve as a panel member. A list of questions to be discussed in the=20
panel should be made available to all the panel members well ahead of=20
time for them to prepare their response. Each panel typically allows a=20
certain amount of time for each panel member to present their response=20
before an open discussion is opened.
The panel proposals should be prepared filling in a panel form.



Fees:
Early registration (till April 1st, 2013): =80 40 (for members of The=20
Balkan Network for Culture and Cultural Studies - =80 20)
Late registration (till August 15th, 2013): =80 60 (for members of The=20
Balkan Network for Culture and Cultural Studies - =80 40)
On-site registration (or after August 15th, 2013): =80 80 (for members of=
=20
The Balkan Network for Culture and Cultural Studies - =80 60)
The registration fee includes the conference materials, the publication=20
of the abstract and the papers, refreshment breaks, a welcome dinner for=20
all participants of the Conference.



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