This roundtable brings together members of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) to share knowledge about working in ICSC member institutions/organisations in different geographical locations and to explore how these memory sites work with communities to create more just futures. Panellists will share their practice-based experience of what mediums – exhibitions, programmes, etc. – are most effective in conveying and sharing individual and collective memories. In particular, we will consider the following questions: What works for different audiences? How do these sites approach both transgenerational traumas and transgenerational loss of memory? What does it mean to abide by the guiding principles of Sites of Conscience in different contexts? Who controls the narrative and whose stories get heard? How do Sites of Conscience function in both physical and digital spaces? Panellists will be invited to reflect on the broader considerations of what is a Site of Conscience and what role these sites play within their communities.

Panellists:

Aynura Akbas, War Childhood Museum

Katia Chornik, Cantos Cautivos

Pierre Clavor Irakoze, Kigali Genocide Memorial

Lebogang Marishane, Constitution Hill

Linda Norris, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

The panel will be chaired by Professor Chris Whitehead (Newcastle University).