‘The violence is continuing’: scholars examine embodied memory of conflictby Allan LEONARD6 May 2026 The International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE) at Ulster University hosted a seminar to mark the exhibition “Aftershocks: The Sensory Afterlives of Violence”, on display at the university’s Belfast campus until 13 May. The seminar brought together Professor Roísín Higgins (Maynooth University), who organised the event... Continue Reading →
Peace process as ‘a long, slow murmuration’: the Mark Durkan interviews
Peace process as ‘a long, slow murmuration’: the Mark Durkan interviewsby Allan LEONARD27 January 2025 The John and Pat Hume Foundation organised three events to launch a book by Graham Spencer — The SDLP, Politics and Peace: The Mark Durkan Interviews. Dawn Purvis chaired the event held at Ulster University, interviewing both author and subject, revealing insights from... Continue Reading →
The afterlife of Troubles’ memories
The afterlife of Troubles’ memoriesby Allan LEONARD10 December 2024 Why do survivors of the Troubles conflict in Northern Ireland recall what they do when providing their oral histories to interviewers? What is the collective effect? In a seminar, “The Afterlife of Feelings in Oral Histories of the Troubles”, Ulster University INCORE visiting professor Graham Dawson... Continue Reading →