Pacific Sociological Association 2022 Conference Theme
Telling Our Stories: Collective Memory and Narratives of Race, Gender, and Community Identity
The study of collective memory is an interdisciplinary and intersectional nexus of several disciplines. Claimed by sociology, history, and cultural studies, each brings methodological and theoretical approaches enriching the panorama of dialogue in the field of memory studies. As sociologists how do we use the canon of our discipline, the theories that engage our discipline into that of memory and the collective consciousness of our society? How do we use memory as agency in disrupting power and systematic inequality, and as a tool for change and action? The Pacific Sociological Association 2022 meeting theme invites participants to engage in challenging of our histories, memories, new and old, we will explore macro and micro perspectives on individual and collective memory in our social world.
Our collective memory has now begun to acknowledge difficult and traumatic past events:
- The disappearance of native children in Canada’s boarding schools
- The Tulsa Massacre
- The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
- The Holocaust
- Rape, abuse, incest, and other forms of sexual violence
How has memory of past events brought forward actions towards justice?
How has the narrative about the symbols of past injustices, monuments, names, and invisible historical events changed such that there is a retelling of the narrative?
How do we deal with questions of authenticity in reclaiming memory? Whose memory tells the story?
The 2022 PSA Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California will give our community a chance to reconnect and join in celebrating our return to an in-person gathering. We welcome your input and suggestions for panelists and topics for this meeting.
Wendy Ng, California State University East Bay
PSA President, 2022
Patricia Drew, California State University East Bay
Program Chair 2022
***Proposals to present at the conference will open in late July***
The 2022 PSA conference will be at the Sheraton in downtown Sacramento, California, Thursday, April 7 to Sunday, April 10.
SAGE Publications has put together a resource page for social and behavioral scientists on the novel coronavirus, teaching/learning online, research related to pandemics, etc.
Future PSA conferences confirmed:
Vice President: Sharon Elise, CSU San Marcos
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Vice President: Shirley A. Jackson, Portland State University
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