Project description
Poetics and ethics of memory in Eastern European literature
The recent conflict in Ukraine has shed light on the distinct features of memory culture in Europe. Through literary witnesses, the ethical consequences of the violence that has taken place and the significance of commemoration have become evident. Nevertheless, little is known about the ethics and poetics of memory in the context of Eastern Europe. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the PoEthics East project will examine the relationship between the poetics and ethics of commemoration in Eastern Europe through the study of modern Ukrainian war literature as well as other literary pieces. The project will enrich knowledge regarding the ethics and poetics of remembrance.
Objective
War in Ukraine has again made visible differences in European memory cultures, revealing the severe impact of the not worked through past and drawing attention to the need to address European difficult memories. Literary testimonies as forms of moral witnessing show the ethical implications of violence on individuals and communities. Through a specific use of language and thought-images, their poetics, they help to grasp the impact of the past and the relevance of remembering.
PoEthics East aims to analyse the interconnectedness of poetics and ethics of remembering from Eastern European perspectives departing from current Ukrainian war literature while widening it towards other relevant Eastern European literary examples. Whilst there have been significant contributions to memory studies and memory politics discussing the question of European memory cultures also from Eastern-European perspectives, there is little emphasis on the ethics and poetics of remembering that takes into account Eastern European positions.
The project will 1) develop a theoretical framework of moral witnessing, (2) test its suitability for comparative literary analysis while deepening the understanding on the interconnectedness of ethics and poetics, 3) explore the role of thought-images for the relevance of poetic language in ethical matters and (4) synthesise results into a monograph on the ethics and poetics of remembering in Eastern European literatures. Planned activities include next to comparative textual analysis also citizen science interventions, a workshop with artists, poetry readings and an exhibition. PoEthics East is committed to open science practices and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between academia, psychotherapy, literature and art.
The fellowship will enable to build an interdisciplinary research network for pursuing further excellence driven grants and collaborative interdisciplinary endeavours, potentially in a professorial role.
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