Displacement and (Post)secular Memory: Contemporary Crises and Historical Legacies inSoutheastern and East-Central Europe (MEMCRIS)

The MEMCRIS project investigates how societies in Poland, Serbia and Greece engage with
their own histories of displacement while addressing the challenges posed by recent migratory
crises. By focusing on museums, memorial sites and religious institutions, the project examines
how narratives of displacement are constructed and mobilized. It explores whether these
narratives foster cosmopolitan empathy, antagonistic exclusion, dialogue or agonism, or remain
introspective, neglecting contemporary challenges. By incorporating both secular and religious
institutions—often overlooked in memory studies—the project develops a novel post-secular
perspective in relation to displacement. Through this lens, MEMCRIS contributes to broader
debates on memory, cultural heritage and migration. MEMCRIS findings will inform academic
scholarship and enrich public understanding of cultural heritage of displacement in
Southeastern and East-Central Europe.

Project team of FSV UK (2)

prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A.

Principal Investigator

+420 267 224 269

kralova@fsv.cuni.cz

PhDr. Karin Roginer Hofmeister, Ph.D.

Team member

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karin.hofmeisterova@fsv.cuni.cz  |  karin.roginer.hofmeister@fsv.cuni.cz