Descrizione del progetto
Sviluppare una cultura di pace grazie alle iniziative per la memoria
Sebbene, per definizione, si riferisca a immagini o esperienze del passato, la memoria è anche uno strumento importante per plasmare le percezioni del mondo nel tempo presente. Finanziato dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto MEMORYREIMAGINED è un’iniziativa nel campo degli studi sulla memoria che intraprenderà un’esplorazione etnografica di approcci partecipativi alla configurazione della memoria. Focalizzandosi sull’inclusione di genere e sull’intersezionalità, esplorerà le varie forme di violenza urbana che colpiscono le persone ai margini, valutando la metodologia proposta per combattere questa violenza ed evidenziando il ruolo delle memorie marginalizzate. I risultati di questo studio triennale intersettoriale metteranno in evidenza l’importanza dell’inclusione sociale e il suo contributo verso una cultura di pace.
Obiettivo
In the context of the Colombian peace process, this project undertakes an ethnographic exploration of a communitarian museum developed in cooperation between the Colombian National Museum and an organization of transgender activists in a marginalized neighbourhood of Bogotá. Drawing lessons from this innovative collaboration, MEMORYREIMAGINED investigates the inclusion of gender and intersectionality in participatory initiatives of memory configuration. In the outgoing phase of this fellowship, the ethnographic examination of this process of configuring participatory memory will explore the intersection of different forms of violence (armed, structural, gendered, and postcolonial violence) and will delve into the practices of resistance developed by this project. In the return phase to the host institution, the applicability of the methodology examined in this project in an armed conflict-affected context will be explored in contexts of urban social conflict where intersectional violence and social stigmatization affect the everyday of marginalized populations. Through the co-production of knowledge with participants in the project and the development of knowledge exchange with relevant stakeholders, MEMORYREIMAGINED is a form of applied ethnography that foregrounds marginalized memories and contributes to policy and practitioner knowledge of social engagement in memory institutions. It further highlights the potential of memory initiatives to transform social inequality and reduce the continuation of entangled forms of violence. This project advances the fields of feminist anthropology, peace and conflict studies and museum studies, nurturing the interdisciplinary field of memory studies. The outcomes of this three-year project will serve as both precedent and toolkit for participatory approaches to memory configuration, bringing to European institutions and civil society innovative mechanisms for social inclusion and for the promotion of a culture of peace.
Campo scientifico
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-PF - MSCA-PFCoordinatore
18071 Granada
Spagna