The London Lecture Series

Katherine Puddifoot explores how social stereotypes shape our recollections and how this can lead to injustice in personal memories.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

This lecture is presented by Kathleen Higgins, exploring how memories and new insights help us honor the dead and integrate their presence into our lives.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this episode, Michael Brady explores how memory can contribute to post-traumatic growth, examining the role of emotional memories in recovery.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this talk Matthew Ratcliffe discusses the broader conception of human emotional experience through the lens of being haunted by one’s past.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this episode Kieron O’Hara examines how digital technology shapes our memories and alters our perception of the past, questioning the integrity of human memory in the age of social media and AI.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this episode, Erich Matthes navigates questions of conservation, and how some easily overlooked aspects of conservation can render its relationship with remembering more complex than it initially appears.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series 2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this lecture, Lucy Allais considers the reasons philosophers have given for thinking that forgiveness is puzzling, and argue that they are key to understanding why we need it – but also why we don’t always have to forgive.Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

In this talk Alessandra Tanesini explores how Social Networking Sites, especially Facebook, act as platforms where memories can be shared, individuals memorialised, and where at times some feel shunned and forgotten. Alessandra delves into the potential consequences of offloading one’s private memories onto public digital platforms .Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

We all have treasured memories, but what, exactly, is it that makes them so valuable to us? In this talk, Marya Schechtman explores this question, proposing that one source of value is the role such memories can play in constituting and maintaining both personal identity and intimate social relationships. But what are the implications of this, ethical or otherwise, for our practices of remembering?Part of TRIP's London Lecture Series  2024-25, on Remembering and Forgetting.

James Dawes, a Professor at Macalester College, delves into the intricate ties between trauma, memory, and post-traumatic growth. He unpacks how memory can catalyze personal growth following adversity, drawing from historical and cultural contexts. The conversation explores societal shifts in understanding trauma, from individual experiences to collective narratives, and scrutinizes the evolving definitions shaped by cultural perceptions. Dawes also discusses the genetic impacts of trauma and challenges within mental health treatment, revealing the complexities of recognizing and addressing these experiences.