Our dual concern at the Cultural Identity and Memory Studies Institute (CIMS) is to explore cultural identity and cultural memory: that is, the investigation of the diverse textual constructs and creations (e.g. traditions, myths, literary canons, and political institutions) by which national and other cultural groups represent, criticise, renew and repurpose their sense of identity and memory.
Coming up:
28 October 2026 | 13.00–14.00 | Buchanan 216
Subverting History in the Hebrew Bible: Solomon’s Rise to the Throne
Dr Doren Snoek, School of Divinity
In his talk, Doren Snoek will explore two narrative accounts of Solomon’s accession to the throne and consider how memory studies can help us distinguish between processes of revision and the resulting narratives. More broadly, the talk asks how biblical history can, in representing the processes and media of memory, sometimes subvert itself.
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