EP 6: Collective Memory: Resisting Erasure with Zaki Aslan

The final conversation in our upcoming “Why Memory Matters in Palestine and Beyond” will be with Zaki Aslan, a cultural heritage specialist who served for 21 years as the Founding Director of ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Conservation Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

In it, we explore different Palestinian initiatives designed to preserve tangible and intangible heritage and collective memory in the current context. The discussion will also examine how the cultural sector can support those initiatives to resist erasure and combat historical revisionism, drawing connections between Palestine and other ongoing conflicts.

 

About the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

 

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) is a global network of historic sites and museums that empowers communities to share stories of past traumas to prevent conflicts and human rights abuses today. Through capacity building, networking opportunities and grants, ICSC equips its members – known as Sites of Conscience – to be champions of memory, truth and justice by providing their communities with transformative experiences that help them to counter false narratives, embrace more inclusive histories and advocate for just, equitable systems today. For more information, visit: www.sitesofconscience.org.

 

It was edited by Katie Marquette at MediaMarq.