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The Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture (AHM) organizes its 12th Annual AHM Conference, 'Unsettling Heritage and Memory Futures: Decolonial Trajectories Between Crisis and Possibility', at the University of Amsterdam.
Event details of Unsettling Heritage and Memory Futures: Decolonial Trajectories Between Crisis and Possibility
Start date
17 June 2026
End date
19 June 2026

Decoloniality is not merely an academic lens but a profound reorientation of knowledge and power. While rooted in twentieth-century South American scholarship, decoloniality now inspires a generation of scholarship and social movements. After years of vibrant scholarship and activism, we stand at a pivotal juncture. As resurgent nationalisms and neocolonial forces challenge gains made in diversifying heritage institutions, democratising memory practices, and centring marginalised voices, how do we sustain decolonial futures that remain precarious? This international conference examines decoloniality as a transformative praxis that reshapes our engagement with heritage, memory, and material culture.

This interdisciplinary conference will foster dialogue through individual papers, themed panels, and roundtable discussions across diverse geographical contexts by established scholars, early-career researchers, PhD candidates, professionals, civil society organisations, artists, and activists. The conference especially welcome voices from the Global South and underrepresented regions, aiming to move beyond critique toward concrete strategies for sustaining decolonial transformation worldwide.