On behalf of the consolidated research group MHLI (IT1579-22) of the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea we are pleased to share with you the CFP of the International Congress Gernika(k)/Guernica(s). Resemanticisations of a historical trauma, which will take place on 13 and 14 June 2024.
The list of plenary speakers clearly reflects the multidisciplinary approach chosen for our International Congress. The conference will be attended by specialists in political and historical studies such as Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schüler-Springorum (Technische Universität Berlin); the historian and director of the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Xabier Irujo Ametzaga; experts in contemporary Basque literature such as Mari Jose Olaziregi Alustiza (UPV/EHU, Director of the MHLI Research Group), professionals in Art History, Cultural Studies such as Jorge Luís Marzo (BAU, Centre Universitari de Disseny) and art historian and member of the Museo Reina Sofia project “Repensar Guernica” Rocío Robles Tardío (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
The International Congress will be completed with a series of guided tours through the places of conflict and memory with the participation of the Gernika Peace Museum. This institution will host a temporary exhibition during the same dates, curated by the team of specialists from the MHLI, and following an equivalent thematic in strict dialogue with the congress itself.
A selection of the submitted papers is planned to be published in a reputable publishing house (SPI, Q1).
Please, find attached the aforementioned CFP including important information, submission details, deadlines and a more precise description of the thematic axes.