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

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 theoretical pieces as well as ethnographies from locations as diverse as Italy, Norway, France, Brazil and China investigate the multiple links between individual and collective pasts, futures and identities, especially focussing 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.