Inscription: Tracing Place

History and Memory in Architectural and Literary Practice

Journal Article (2018)
Author(s)

K.M. Havik (TU Delft - OLD Methods & Analysis)

Susana Oliveira (University of Lisbon)

Jacob Voorthuis (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Research Group
OLD Methods & Analysis
Copyright
© 2018 K.M. Havik, Susana Oliveira, Jacob Voorthuis
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.7480/writingplace.2
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Publication Year
2018
Language
English
Copyright
© 2018 K.M. Havik, Susana Oliveira, Jacob Voorthuis
Research Group
OLD Methods & Analysis
Issue number
2
Volume number
2018
Pages (from-to)
3-10
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Abstract

The topic of the Writingplace Journal’s second issue, Inscription: Tracing Place focuses on the role of history and memory in literary and architectural practices.

The interest in memory has branched out from the overlapping of the humanities and the neuro- and social sciences to include increasingly popular forms of writing and discourse such as personal memoirs and autobiographies. Recollection, confession and being a witness help us to reflect upon the meaning of both individual and collective memory and experience. Memory and its manifestations also touch very significantly and deeply on questions of identity, of nationalism, of power and authority – issues that nowadays fracture our public space as well as our social tissue.