University of Waterloo experts are available for media interviews about Remembrance Day
WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, November 8, 2013) - University of Waterloo experts are available for media interviews about Remembrance Day.
At a panel discussion that will take place on Monday, they will discuss the relevance of Remembrance Day, including its evolution, and whether its importance varies between generations and nationalities.
Professor Geoffrey Hayes, Department of History
"Commemoration changes over time. We will consider how we reconcile remembrance in Canada with pacificism, and also how Canada's peacekeeping tradition affects how we view Remembrance Day, which has its roots in World War One," said Hayes.
Professor James Skidmore, Germanic and Slavic Studies
"Different nationalities remember in their own ways. In Germany, the commemoration of the signing of the Armistice is replaced with the commemoration of Volkstrauertag, for people’s day of sorrow, as well as the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz."
Professor Nathan Funk, Peace and Conflict Studies
"Remembrance Day is an international as well as national holiday. If we affirm this, there are opportunities to find meaning in the resonance among different nations’ memories of war – in the experiences of military personnel, and also in those of civilian populations.”
Panel discussion: Military History Beyond Memory: Is Remembrance Day Still Relevant?
Date: Monday, November 11, 2013
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities, Room 1102, University of Waterloo
For more information on the panel, please visit the website.
