The main topics investigated by TraMe
Semiotic theories of memory
Memory is a semiotic issue.It is manifested through textual forms shaped by cultural logics that bring into play such topics as translation, filtering, cancellation/erasure, that needs an incessant work of theoretical reflection and redefinition. TraMe combines a semiotic approach with different academic disciplines in order to theoretically address questions that have social and cultural repercussions, such as multiculturalism, politics of memory (and symbolic control over the past), uses/abuses and misuses of memory, conflict management and resolution.
Cultural Heritage
One key research topic of TraMe is represented by the forms of preservation, management, transmission and valorization of cultural heritage, with a specific attention to traumatic and difficult heritage. The Center adopts a semiotic angle to tackle the cultural, political and social aspects signified by monuments, memorials, museums, cities, cultural heritage. Some fields of interest are:
Narratives of memory and trauma
Memory, cognition and emotions