Protest Memory: How Narrating the Past Changes the Future

On 6 December, 2024, at 16.15, Ann Rigney will mark her official retirement from Utrecht University with a farewell lecture entitled “Protest Memory: How Narrating the Past Changes the Future”. This will be based on her recent project Remembering Activism (www.rememberingactivism.eu) and explore the ways in which protest movements, rarely commemorated in public monuments and often ending in defeat, are nevertheless remembered over time in stories that recall hope in the possibility of change. Trees, and how they are defended, will figure prominently in her talk.

All those interested are welcome to attend the lecture and the reception that follows it.

Location: Aula, Academiegebouw, Domplein.

The lecture can be followed via live stream but will not be recorded. https://video.uu.nl/lives/academiegebouw-aula-2024-2025/