To what extent is our memory truly our own, and to what extent is it shaped by the stories, images, and experiences we share with others? What role does collective memory play in this process, and how does it shape what we, as individuals and as a society, remember—or, conversely, forget? The monograph Collective Memory Is Everything I Don’t Remember frames the extensive topic of collective memory as a multilayered phenomenon whose form changes in response to historical, social, cultural, and technological conditions.

 The publication consists of two main, interconnected parts. The first presents the doctoral research of its editor, Diana Kotmel Kněžínková, which between 2023 and 2026 examined the artistic practices of seven Latvian Millenial women artists – Ieva Balode, Vika Eksta, Ieva Kraule-Kūna, Liene Pavlovska, Diāna Tamane, Krista Vindberga, Elīna Vītola. The second part comprises five scholarly contributions by international theorists and artists working in the field of visual art within the Eastern European context – Anna Vartecká (SK/CZ), Ieva Astahovska (LV), Kvet Nguyễn (VN/SK), Darja Lukjanenko (UA), Jiří Philippe Janda (CZ).

Editor: Diana Kotmel Kněžínková

Graphic design: Nikola Iljučoková & Barbora Tomová
Photo: Elis Kondelíková

The publication was created with the support of the Faculty of Art and Design at the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University.

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