The memory of migrations between narratives and musealisation

Ancient Monastery of Santa Chiara — Aula Magna

Wednesday 3 May, 15.00 pm

Aula Magna – University of the Republic of San Marino – Contrada Omerelli, 20 San Marino

Organized from Memory Studies Centerfor the cycle Lectures on Memory which sees internationally renowned teachers addressing the theme of memory in its various applications, the 2017 meeting will be dedicated to:

The memory of migrations between narratives and musealisation

Lectio magistralis of Viviana Gravano, Historian and Curator of Contemporary Art.  Viviana Gravano biographical card

“The recent development of memory studies has opened up the opportunity in Europe, and beyond, to propose a reflection on whether and how to conserve the stories and traces of the memory of migrations.

La lecture it intends to ask itself some questions of methodology related to the possible narration, in a particularly visual and performative way, of the memory of historical Italian emigrations, also through the analysis of museum experiences linked to this now very widespread phenomenon. It also intends to try to understand if and how these narratives can intersect with the actuality of the new emigrations in progress and, essentially, of the new immigrations…” Download the complete presentation.

The event, sponsored by State Secretariat for Education and Culture, is organized by the Department of Human Sciences of the University of San Marino, which includes the Center for Studies on Memory, in collaboration with the Department of History, Culture and History of San Marino and the Center for Studies on Emigration - Museum of Emigrant.

The initiative is free and open to the public.

For information and registration:

Department of Humanities
Via Napoleon Bonaparte, 3
47890 San Marino
P. 0549 887077
dsu@unirsm.sm