Gathering of the Sectorplan Sub-Theme Material and Immaterial Heritage

Interdisciplinary research workshop organized by Erik Meinema in the context of his NWO Veni-project Art, Religion, or Heritage? in cooperation with the Memory and Heritage Network at Utrecht University.

Edited by Reindert Dhondt, Monica Jansen, and Maria Bonaria Urban This volume brings together leading international experts in politics, discourse, memory, and culture to examine the complex entanglements of populism(s) and fascism(s) in political thought and cultural productions. The starting point is Argentine historian Federico Finchelstein’s assertion that the dynamics of transnational fascism and populist…

On May 15th, Utrecht University hosted the event Interfaces of Heritage and Memory: A Conversation with Sharon Macdonald and Ann Rigney, bringing together two of the most prominent figures in their respective fields to reflect on the convergences and tensions between memory studies and critical heritage studies. Moderated by Susanne Knittel and Birgit Meyer, the…

Memory and Heritage Network excursion to the House of European History in Brussels. On 8 April, 2025, a group from the Utrecht Memory and Heritage Network was invited to visit the exhibition and got an exclusive tour with the curator of the new temporary exhibition Presence of the Past – A European Album. Presence of…