Articles about 'memorial'

As we approach Remembrance Day, a Cambridge University project that looks at the role of memorials in conflict-torn communities is drawing to a close. By focusing on five places in Europe which have suffered losses, Cultural Heritage and the Reconstruction of Identities after Conflict (CRIC) has shown how memorials both heal and hurt.

For the Festival of Ideas, Dr Dacia Viejo-Rose, a researcher on the CRIC research project, will discuss the unexpected impact and diverse use of memorials in societies recovering from war. Directed from the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, the CRIC project is investigating the reconstruction of cultural heritage after conflict in different areas of Europe.