Commemorating 50 years of solidarity in Scotland
Commemorating 50 years of solidarity in Scotland
School of Modern Languages and Cultures; School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Date: Friday 24 November 2023
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: The Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre 11 Chapel Lane University of Glasgow G11 6EW
Category: Films and theatre, Social events, Academic events, Student events
Speaker: Film director, Felipe Bustos; Katherine Mackinnon, researcher on refugee histories in Scotland; Colin Turbett, writer and member of the Chile solidari
Website: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/commemorating-50-years-of-solidarity-in-scotland-tickets-749376875407
The coup d’états of Chile and Uruguay in 1973 led to an international outcry when the democratically elected governments were brutally overthrown by a military junta.
Over 200 thousand people were exiled, and many found refuge in the UK. Individuals and organisations, such as the Chile Solidarity Campaign, the Chile Committee for Human Rights, the World University Service (WUS) through their Chile programme were established to raise awareness in the UK about the brutal events in the Southern Cone.
Scotland played a vital role in the campaigns helping to establish social networks and organisations. However, the memories and stories of those involved in solidarity campaigns remain largely unexplored and undocumented, especially in Scotland. Collective memory has been a topic of great interest for researchers in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, but it is only recently that researchers in psychology and neuroscience started to develop empirical methodology to approach this topic.
Join the conversation with film director, Felipe Bustos, Katherine Mackinnon, researcher on refugee histories in Scotland, Colin Turbett, writer and member of the Chile solidarity campaign, Rubén Romero, Chilean activist and Maria Wimber, neuroscientist specialist in memory, reconstruction, forgetting and the brain.
The panel will be moderated by Prof. David Featherstone.
Organised by María Soledad Montañez and Gabriela Cruz.
Refreshments provided.
The event will be delivered in English. Please book your tickets.