Date: 7-8 October 2026 | Location: Tirana, Albania The Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER), in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of Communist Crimes and Consequences in Albania (ISKK), is pleased to announce a call for papers for the international scientific conference entitled “Material Heritage, Generations, and Collective Memory.” This conference aims to convene scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to critically examine the role of the material legacy of the communist period—still embedded in contemporary public spaces—in shaping collective memory and influencing the perceptions of younger generations regarding the [...]