Digital Humanities Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/digital-humanities/ Nonprofit. Secure. Digital Archives. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Permanent-Icon-512-32x32.png Digital Humanities Archives - Permanent.org https://www.permanent.org/blog/tag/digital-humanities/ 32 32 Book Talk: Memory, Edited https://www.permanent.org/events/book-talk-memory-edited/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:34:37 +0000 https://permanent.org/?post_type=mec-events&p=5654 An exploration of historical memory and networks of meaning in the context of today’s crises of extremism and polarization. As authoritarianism continues to rise around the world, the stories we tell ourselves about what has happened and what is happening become ever more relevant. In Memory, Edited, Abby Smith Rumsey examines collective memory, how it binds us, and how it can be used by bad actors to manipulate us. Bringing forward the voices of a rich cast of Eastern European artists from the past two hundred years—from Fyodor Dostoevsky to Gerhard Richter—Rumsey shows how their work and lives illustrate the devastation wrought by regimes dependent on entrenched lies to survive. This hijacking of the narrative polarizes ...

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