Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference

Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference
23-24 October 2025
School of Education
Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo, Portugal

The Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference is organized by the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo and by the Research Institute for Design Media and Culture (ID+) in cooperation with the Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave. 

About the event

The Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference aims to address the role of memory in contemporary creation by discussing:
– the process of creation and its relationship to memory work;
– memory as a territory under construction (bodies, texts, sounds, images, narratives) through artistic research; and
– the politics of memory in today’s societies and new forms of creation.
The objective of the conference is twofold: firstly, to convene a diverse range of interdisciplinary perspectives; and secondly, to bring together artists whose creative approaches bring their research practice closer to memory.

We are delighted to welcome Eleni Ikoniadou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Laura Castro (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal) and Sarah Bay-Cheng (York University, Canada) as keynote speakers for this inaugural edition, where they will share their expertise. Alongside the keynote talks, the conference will include paper sessions, an exhibition, performances, and panel discussions.

Information about the Call for Papers

Contributions address a wide range of topics, such as:
– Shared memory of experiences and knowledge
– Participatory research and practice as testimony of (the) memory
– Community-generated memory and political identity(ies)
– (Auto)Biographies, life writings and transtemporality(ies)
– Processes of re-creation/re-contextualization
– Identity, narrative(s) and memory sharing
– Artificial and digital memory
– From “stock memory” to “flux memory”
– Memory and the irruption of the Real

The full CfP available at: https://pmic2025.wordpress.com/call-for-papers
Pdf version of CfP available at: https://pmic2025.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pmic25_cfp.pdf

Important dates:
– Call for Papers opening: 1 March 2025
– Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2025
– Paper/Abstract acceptance notice: 1 June 2025
– Registration/fee payment deadline: 1 September 2025
– Official program announcement: 15 September 2025
– Conference: 23–24 October 2025

Abstract submission guideline:
– Title of the presentation/abstract (250 to 500 words)
– Between 3-5 Keywords
– Blind submission (remove any reference to the author/s and filiation/s)
– PDF file format
– Image (optional – no more than 1)
– References (optional – no more than 5) – APA 7th edition
– Languages: English
– All proposals must be submitted through the Microsoft CMT3 platform (https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/PMIC2025)

For more information about the Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference:
https://pmic2025.wordpress.com/
[email protected]