The Archipelagic Memory project is thrilled to invite you to the first event organised by the inter-disciplinary Archipelagic Memory collaborative project between the University of Mauritius, King’s College London and the University of the Witwatersrand:

Conceptualising Archipelagic Memory: An Online Seminar with Michael Rothberg and Vijaya Teelock, in conversation with Ananya Jahanara Kabir

The seminar will take place on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 at 4.30pm GMT.

Please register by 30^th January 2022 at: https://archipelagicmemory-seminar.eventbrite.co.uk.

Taking place on the 187th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Mauritius, this seminar brings together three eminent scholars working on questions of memory, islands and archipelagos to initiate a discussion on practices of memory-making in archipelagic spaces and through archipelagic structures, and on the meanings and possibilities embedded in the notion of “archipelagic memory”.

As the Archipelagic Memory project prepares for its conference “Archipelagic Memory: Intersecting Geographies, Histories and Disciplines” that will take place in Mauritius from 2-4 August 2022, this online seminar is intended as a first step in the creation of an intellectual forum to trace fresh trajectories in archipelagic thinking in the light of memory studies and novel forms of discourse, activism, justice and solidarity in the Global South. We welcome scholars and cultural practitioners working on connected histories across seas and oceans to attend the seminar and join us in exploring and sharpening our understanding of “archipelagic memory”.

Please find all information regarding the event in the attached flyer.

For more information on the Archipelagic Memory project, please visit the website: https://archipelagicmemory.wordpress.com/.

We hope you will enjoy the event.

With best wishes,

The Archipelagic Memory project