Seminar Cycle Memory, Culture and Citizenship in Post-colonial Nations

Nation-states and self-proclaimed "global cities" are increasingly under pressure to decolonize their commemorative landscapes. At the same time, imperial legacies continue to shape urban spaces through enduring patterns of social and racial segregation, and they continue to inform public discourse on migration, race, and citizenship. Civil society actors and social movements are confronting a colonial past that feels both conspicuously absent and yet persistently present.

The seminar cycle "Memory, Culture and Citizenship in Post-Colonial Nations" is a joint initiative of the project Constellations of Memory and the research line Legacies of Empire and Colonialism in Comparative Perspective at CEComp's CITCOM Research Group.

Conceived as an open space for dialogue, the seminar cycle brings together scholars, city planners, artists, and activists to examine urban public space, migration experiences, transculturality, and contemporary art through a critical postcolonial lens. The series features transdisciplinary case studies spanning Portugal, Europe, Brazil, and Luso-Africa.

Org. Morgane Delaunay with Jonas Prinzleve, Leonor Rosas and Adriana Duarte.