{"id":467,"date":"2022-05-03T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/urbterr\/?page_id=467"},"modified":"2022-07-01T22:05:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:05:02","slug":"remembering-imagining-terror-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/urbterr\/remembering-imagining-terror-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering\/Imagining Terror in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2004, various European cities have seen fatal attacks that have been classified as acts of terrorism, as well as numerous foiled and failed attacks. While urban terrorism has triggered an almost universal response in terms of spontaneous eruptions of grief and remembrance, conflicting voices and overlapping material-discursive responses continue to evolve \u2013 affecting security infrastructure, legislation, and activism. Amidst intensifying processes of securitisation, these affective and material reactions reveal a wide range of opinions and emotions that play out in public discourse, reflecting the contested practices of remembering, forgetting, and imagining terrorism.<\/p>\n

This conference seeks to explore how people, agencies and activists across Europe make sense of terrorist violence, negotiated memories of loss, and counterterrorist responses. By looking at diverse activities such as artistic practice, language and performance that embody both the visible and the invisible experiences of people affected by violence, the conference will bring together contributions from scholars and artists from various disciplines and different career stages. In readdressing the notions of remembrance and imagination this conference would like to explore ideas related but not limited to:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Collective forms of remembering and forgetting of terrorist violence \u2013 What kind of memory discourses and material praxes to terrorist violence have emerged among affected communities and nation states? How do people across Europe come to terms with the traumatic memories of terrorist attacks?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Living with (counter-)terrorism \u2013 To what extent do terrorist events shape people\u2019s everyday experiences of the urban space? How do policies and material infrastructures impact life, work, and travel in the aftermath of terrorist attacks?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Imagining different futures \u2013 By problematising the narrow concept of imagination and creativity underpinning counter-terrorist responses what alternative forms of imagination and performance exist and\/or could be utilised in the face of the ubiquitous terrorist threat?<\/p>\n

Confirmed keynote speakers are:<\/p>\n