Doing Memory, Doing Identity: Politics of the Everyday in Contemporary Global Communities

Authors

  • Michalis Kontopodis Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
  • Vincenzo Matera Milano Bicocca University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ocps.v12i2.2776

Keywords:

anthropology, ethnography, emotion, imaginary, performativity, practice, pragmatism, senses, critique

Abstract

The special issue Doing Memory, Doing Identity: Politics of the Everyday in Contemporary Global Communities draws on anthropological theory, performance studies, feminism, post-colonial studies and other theoretical traditions for an insightful examination of the everyday practices of doing memory. A series of ethnographies and qualitative studies from locations as diverse as Italy, Norway, Greece, France, Brazil and China complement profound theoretical analyses to investigate the multiple links between individual and collective pasts, futures and identities, especially focusing on emotions, embodiment, the senses, difference and power relations. Taking a critical stance in regard to current social-scientific and socio-political debates, this special issue reflects on the political and ethical aspects of day-to-day memory practices and examines issues related to identity, imagination and otherness.

Author Biographies

Michalis Kontopodis, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Institute of European Ethnology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Vincenzo Matera, Milano Bicocca University

Milano Bicocca University 
This picture presents a collage from photos by Paolo Favero which present aspects of what might be seen as today's "fascist Rome"

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Published

2010-08-30

How to Cite

Kontopodis, M., & Matera, V. (2010). Doing Memory, Doing Identity: Politics of the Everyday in Contemporary Global Communities. Outlines. Critical Practice Studies, 12(2), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.7146/ocps.v12i2.2776

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2010): Doing Memory, Doing Identity: Politics of the Everyday in Contemporary Global Communities

Section

Editorial

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