Angelo Massaro (Rijeka): “Fiumemory (1943-1991): Exploring the ‘sites of memory’ of the Italian-speaking community in Rijeka/Fiume though oral history and the digital humanities”
Abstract: Angelo Massaro is a PhD candidate in Global Studies at the University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus. His main research interests are in memory studies, oral history, border studies, and the contemporary history of the Upper Adriatic. His presentation seeks to showcase some ways in which interdisciplinary methodologies can assist oral historians in visualizing the memory mapping of a community. Drawing from Pierre Nora’s concept of “sites of memory,” Angelo Massaro presents how the post-WWII memories of the Italian-speaking community in Rijeka/Fiume can be visualized through the use of textual analysis and digital mapping.
Klaus Buchenau (Regensburg): “Bribing in times of catastrophy. The future of corruption studies”
Abstract: This presentation is a reflection on how the current multiple crises might affect corruption studies and what this means for a follow-up of the Regensburg Corruption Cluster (informalityregensburg.com). In a first step, I depict the present climate – both East and West – as detrimental for an interest in impartial formal rules since the world has allegedly entered a series of „lethal struggles“ (climate, corona, war, identity politics) in which only victories but not rule-based procedures count. Partiality is thus becoming a new norm, and it can be either inscribed into formal rules or be realized through informality justified by „thick morals“. Under such circumstances, corruption research must struggle to remain visible and to stay independent from political influence. It should include perspectives of those remote from power and influence and pay attention to the phenomenon of legal corruption, i.e. the capability of allegedly crisis-solving industries to inscribe their „collective egoisms“ into the legal system of our societies.
https://uniregensburg.zoom.us/j/61273172388pwd=ZjduMUVxc0ZaUkZ6OFl6R0dMRVhwUT09
(Meeting-ID: 612 7317 2388, Passcode: 495317)