thinkers in the field of memory studies , professor Andreas Huyssen . We talk not only about his vast work and about the concepts he has created ( such as urban palimpsests ), but also about highly topical issues , such as the political situation in the United States , the role of memory to fight the far right , the debates stemming from current monumental iconoclasm towards statues that remember slavery or colonial rule , the relations between art and memory , the use of memorials in the public space and the impact of tourism in places of memory .
In the section of brief articles , there is an article by the curator and art historian Clémentine Deliss , who will make us rethink and reconsider the role of museums today ; historian Keith Lowe analyses the role played today by monuments dedicated to the heroes and martyrs of the Second World War ; historian Clàudia Wasserman talks to us about iconoclasm towards statues that remember slavery and colonial rule in Latin America ; following the famous film Great Freedom ( 2021 ), alongside the director and screenwriters Bernhard Steinmann and Thomas Reider , we will explore the history of persecution and struggle of homosexual people in Germany ; and , finally , historian Celeste Muñoz and anthropologist Sarai Martínez will share the first results of the Redress Network project for Spain , a project about reparation initiatives fostered by Columbia University and with participation from the NIOD-Institute of Holland and EUROM .
As with previous issues of the magazine , there will be reviews of books ( in this case by Daša Duha ek and Ricard Conesa ) and films , such as the recently released Canción a una dama en la sombra , written by the director , the Chilean film-maker Carolina Astudillo .
To conclude , historians Jose Miguel Gastón and César Layana , from the Navarra Institute of Memory , a member of the Observatory network , will explain the profound work being carried out by this institution , developing an intense public policy of memory that ranges from the creation of a network of memory spaces to a large selection of educational projects , and including the exhumation of mass graves and the creation of a large database of documentary research , among other lines of work . An example to be followed in terms of dealing with the memory of the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship in Spain .
We have tried to maintain the informative and analytical level of previous issues . I would like to close this editorial by once again thanking the editing team for their work , and also the wide team of scientific and editorial advisers composed of colleagues who also represent interterritoriality and multi-disciplinarity .
I hope you enjoy the read and that you join us , at least ... for another 10 years !!!
Jordi Guixé Director of the European Observatory on Memories
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