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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

“Political communication by mainstream parties plays a central role in the electoral success of the far right” - no shit! Unsurprising but important study. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

And that's a wrap on the Slow Memory COST Action! We're so grateful to all our colleagues, partners, friends and collaborators who grew this Action into a blossoming network that will bear its fruit still in the years to come. We will still post about our resources in the coming weeks – stay tuned!

Mixed emotions as I travel home from
Ghent after our very final @slowmemo.bsky.social retreat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished, excited to see how we collaborate next, a bit tired - but most of all so thankful that I got to work with this absolute dream team for 4 years. Miss you already!!

YouTube video by Smartphone Free Childhood US Smartphone Free Childhood US - "Let's Change The Norm"

youtu.be/h_xwJ5u9I8o Great short way to explain why smartphones are so harmful for kids. Not that I have figured out a way to protect mine from them effectively. But changing the norm is essential.

New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Fantastic example of memory activism.

Slow Down How You Remember! "New perspectives to shape our collective past and future". How do we remember in an age of fast-moving change? How can slowing down our approach to memory open new ways of engaging with Europe’s past...

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If you are nearby, please join us on *Oct.2 at 4 PM* at the House of European History in Brussels for discussions, refreshments & tours through the "Presence of the Past" exhibition to celebrate 4 years of research & engagement on @slowmemo.bsky.social. Register 🔽

Dropping off our oldest kid at uni today and feeling all the feels.

Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Fascinating study by @findingnature.bsky.social argues that lack of nature connectedness is “a key root of the environmental crisis” and finds around 60% decline in use of “nature words” in books between 1800 and 2020 #slowmemory

Although we only saw each other once or twice a year at Memory Studies gatherings, I cannot imagine them without Wulf. He was always incredibly warm & engaging, even when he was provocative, which he loved being. What a catastrophe.

‘The ocean is spitting our rubbish back’: Italy’s museum of plastic pollution Faded items dating back to 1950s have been found on Italian beaches, underscoring plastic’s problematic longevity

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Clearly something for the
@slowmemo.bsky.social list.

The Happy Family books were a staple of both my and my kids childhood. Sad news.

The @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in Prague is drawing to a close tonight and I can only congratulate Katerina Kralova, Rose Smith & the whole team! It was wonderful to talk to so many people about @slowmemo.bsky.social and hang out with the crew!

Do speak to Jeff Olick or Aline Sierp or me if you have an idea for the series!

The Memory Studies Association Conference in Prague begin tomorrow and there are stickers!!!

“Cesar in Egypt” last night in the little Czech town of Znojmo was a tour de force - famous counter tenor Andreas Scholl was joined by a world class cast of Czech singers. A real treat. Now en route to the @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social in Prague!

If you are in Dorset this or next weekend, come find out about MEMO - the visionary project aiming to commemorate biodiversity loss while revitalising a local community. So happy that Nottingham Trent University continues to support and engage with MEMO!

A massive thank you to Alice Semedo & Isabel Machado Alexandre & their whole team, who put on such a wonderful and reflective conference for the #SlowMemory COST Action!!

I'm very eagerly anticipating the start of our fourth and final @slowmemo.bsky.social COST Action conference at the University of Porto tomorrow. Judging by the prep done by the stellar team led by Prof Alice Semedo, it is going to be absolutely fantastic. #slowmemory

Our weekend was dominated by (we think successful) efforts to save this little Goldfinch after our cats attacked. Welcome distraction given world events, but thinking of Iranians & Israelis trying to stay safe.

Honoured to be giving one of the keynotes at this conference, along with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social
Submission deadline is July 31 ⬇️
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Should really make a habit of listening to my daughter’s crocheted advice.

‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the Gua...

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
An extraordinary leader. Makes me hopeful, but also sad about where we are at.

Less than a week to go to our AIMS@NTU conference "Dynamics, Mediation, Mobilization – Future Directions in Memory Studies" with a keynote by Ann Rigney and Roundtables on the most pressing issues (not just for our field)! Check out the program 👇 aimsntu.org/conference/

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Germany trumpets its reckoning with its Nazi past – except when it’s inconvenient | Hanno Hauenstein From a media prize with a dubious pedigree to the horrors of Gaza, the establishment forgets and remembers what suits it best, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein

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As always, @hahauenstein.bsky.social provides lucid analysis of German memory politics

This is a question I address in this article from a little over 3 years ago: theconversation.com/climate-and-...

So nice to see 🙏

I’m very happy to learn about this exhibition. The story of this action is at the centre (and on the cover) of my book *Civil Society and Memory in Postwar Germany* www.cambridge.org/core/books/c... (also available in German)

New article from COST Action members Sara Jones and Natalia Kogut in the most recent issue of Memory Studies:

"Mismatched expectations: Eastern Europeanism, the slow memory of the Cold War and life in the United Kingdom for displaced Ukrainians"

Read on at journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....