MISSION
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Memory Studies is not only a study of the past but an exploration of how and why we remember the past in the way we do. A greater understanding of this helps us make sense of our present and ensures that the past is made meaningful for the future.
AIMS@NTU is an interdisciplinary focal point of expertise and excellence in Memory Studies with a network of partners and stakeholders in the UK and beyond. We aim to explore, develop, cultivate, and formalise partnerships to provide real world responses to real world problems.
This is to be done by:
- Forging a space for genuine collaboration on cross-disciplinary work within Memory Studies at NTU and beyond.
- Constructing a network of external stakeholders and partners to address the great societal challenges of our age (democratic governance, social resilience, ecological sustainability, equity, inclusion, peacebuilding, health and well-being) with the express objective of informing policy, practice, and public debate.
- Creating a sustainable network to inspire, train, and provide opportunity for the next generation of memory scholars and embedding best practice in a range of different disciplines and in real-world settings.
A non-exhaustive list of themes currently covered by the team:
- Wellbeing/mental health/trauma/public health
- Conflict/difficult pasts/marginalised pasts
- Intergenerational issues
- Technology/digitisation/gaming/AI
- Biodiversity/environment/climate change
- Oral history
- Cultural heritage/Museums
Potential projects for exploration/development:
- Mental health
- Climate change
- Big public policy issues with misinformation (covid, climate change, vilification of migrants)
We want to ensure:
- Effective community engagement
- Development of educational resources
- Policy development on key societal challenges
- Tangible, real-world impact