Memory: remembering and forgetting the dead from prehistory to the present day
From Wednesday 21 May to Friday 23 May 2025
Grenoble
The call for papers for the 16th GAAF Meeting is now open:
Rich in insights into past and present societies, the question of the memory of the dead and its counterpart—oblivion—will be at the heart of the 16th Gaaf Meeting. International and multidisciplinary in scope, this conference will welcome contributions from archaeologists and anthropologists working in a variety of chrono-geographical contexts, as well as participants from other social science disciplines (e.g., historians, sociologists, ethnologists). Scientific discussions will revolve around four main themes.
The first two will respectively address the materiality and temporality of memory, focusing on its physical supports (monuments, epitaphs, textual sources, iconography, etc.) and the various funerary times (which differ depending on whether one considers the question from a biological, social, or ideological perspective).
The third theme will look at the issue from the opposing angle, considering the depreciation, deprivation, or negation of memory, and the invisibility of certain individuals or groups.
Finally, the fourth theme will explore the mechanisms and motivations behind the construction or even re-construction of memory, through syntheses and emblematic case studies.
The 4 proposed themes are :
- Theme 1 – The Material Supports of Memory
- Theme 2 – The Successive Phases of Memory
- Theme 3 – Hidden Memory, Erased Memory, Devalued Memory
- Theme 4 – Motives and Mechanisms of the Construction and Reconstruction of the Memory of the Deceased
Critères de communication :
Paper and poster proposals can be sent to the organising committee by e-mail before 15 December 2024.
These should be accompanied by an abstract no longer than 300 words and an indication of the themed session in which the author(s) wish to participate. Each oral presentation should be 20 minutes in length. Posters will be presented as part of a dedicated session.
The scientific committee responsible for evaluating paper and poster proposals will meet in January 2025 to review contributions and establish a programme.
Please send your proposals using the attached form to the address available on the page
Organizing committee Cécile BuquetFranck GabayetMathieu GaultierSacha KackiSolenn de LarminatAnne LasseurLaetitia Vendittelli
Scientific committee Bruno Bertherat (Université d’Avignon)Emma Bouvard (SRA, UMR 5138)Cécile Buquet (Inrap, UMR 7206)Gaëlle Clavandier (Université Jean Monnet, UMR 5283)Patrice Courtaud (CNRS, UMR 5199)Estelle Herrscher (CNRS, UMR 7269)Franck Gabayet (Inrap, UMR 5138)Mathieu Gaultier (CD37, UMR 7324)Sacha Kacki (CNRS, UMR 5199)Solenn de Larminat (CNRS, UMR 7299)Isabelle Le Goff (Inrap, UMR 7206)Elodie Wermuth (Eveha, UMR 7268)