Mapping Memories 2017 Pre-Conference Take-Aways (13 - 15 October 2017, Kyiv, Ukraine) #mapme17
1. MulJ-vocality and mulJ- perspecJvity #East-West #diversity of professional background – academia, educators, prac<<oners #layering of conflic<ng narra<ves #culture of remembrance in prac<ce Prototype: Museum of USSR #mapme17
2. ParJcipatory approach #importance of applica<on to memory work #speed da<ng, faceboarding, world cafe #design thinking #par<cipants as speakers #interviewing guides and lecturers Prototype: Sita #mapme17
3. Leave your comfort zone #MapMe17 #leave your echo chamber & comfort zone #ques<on your assump<ons & rethink Prototype: Rustavi: Exploring living memory #mapme17
4. Prototyping #solu<on-oriented #kick-star<ng #try & error in safe environment #tes<ng Prototype: Collapse of communism. Contested history #mapme17
5. ‚User oriented‘: empathy & acJve listening #field research #know your ‚target group‘ #respect and diversity of ideas #social cohesion around remembrance Prototype: New common memory. Migrants and local history #mapme17
6. Keep it simple and creaJve #terminology and coherence #mul<tude of layers in a simple object #symbols #speaking objects Prototype: Tree as a witness; Sita #mapme17
7. Dynamics of remembrance #moving sands of memory and of memorials #impact of poli<cs and conflicts #ongoing history nego<a<on #big debates Prototype: De-militarizaJon of memory #mapme17
8. Whose responsibility is remembrance? #forgoJen places #poli<cs #empowering communi<es #grassroot responsibility #sustainability #state, ci<zens, future genera<ons, private sector, historians, academia? #mapme17
9. InnovaJon in history educaJon #methods #future genera<ons #space for crea<vity #mul<-disciplinarity and trans-na<onality Prototype: New generaJon Z #mapme17
Key quesJons • How to reconcile a non-negoJable core of facts with the singularity of personal accounts? • How to challenge persistent assumpJons? • Does the ideal memorial exist (mulJtude of narraJves)? #mapme17
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