WHAT IS THE MSA?
The Memory Studies Association was launched symbolically at its inaugural conference in Amsterdam (3-5 December 2016). It was legally registered on June, 26, 2017. The MSA aims to be a professional association for Memory Studies scholars, as well as those who are active in museums, memorial institutions, archives, the arts and other fields engaged in remembrance.
RECENT NEWS
Call for Applications: POLIN Museum Workshop
Call for Applications: POLIN Museum Workshop POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews - through the Global Education Outreach Program - invites individuals and [...]
CfP: 1st Annual Symposium of the Connecting Memories Research Initiative
Connecting Memories Research Initiative 1st Annual Symposium June 1st, 2018 University of Edinburgh Keynote Speaker: Prof Andrew Hoskins, University of Glasgow The Connecting Memories Research Initiative [...]
CfP Indigenous Studies
Call for Papers Date: April 30, 2018 Location: Indiana, United States Subject Fields: Area Studies, Indigenous Studies, Film and Film History, Native American History / Studies, [...]
CfA:Memory of Genocide in Interdisciplinary Perspectives (special issue of Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Studia Territorialia)
Call for Papers Date: June 15, 2018 Location: Czech Republic Subject Fields: Canadian History / Studies, European History / Studies, Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, Russian [...]
MEMBERSHIP
Why should you become a paying member of the Memory Studies Association? There are several tangible benefits to membership already available as well as in the works. These include:
- discounted registration fees for the annual meeting
- access to members-only materials, including job listings, discussion forums, career advice, teaching resources, reading recommendations and more!
- free access to the Journal Memory Studies through a protected link on the MSA website
- discount on books
- access to First Book Award and Best Paper Prize
But, as enticing as these tangible benefits are, the real reason to become a paying member of the Association is that you want it to exist. Like any professional association, the MSA will depend on the support and devotion of its members.
SEND US YOUR IDEAS
The MSA and its website are brand new and still being developed. We welcome your input and ideas about how to make this association and its website into great resources on and for memory studies.
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