In Memoriam 2022
Sandra P González-Santos, Alex Liebman and Teresa Nuñez-Fortoul reflect on what went into and what came out of the 'in memoriam' project at 4S 2022, an occasion to remember and celebrate our academic ancestors, those who have been fundamental to our STS community and to our personal stories as academics.
Sandra P González-Santos, Alex Liebman and Teresa Nuñez-Fortoul
January 23, 2023 | Report-Backs
Communities, like individuals, are born and they grow. Our STS community is growing in number of members and diversifying in the interests they share. While some of its founders have passed away, many new scholars are joining. Growth and death can make it easy to forget the past. Who is telling the new generations the stories of the elders?
It is a Mexican tradition to set aside the first days of November to remember our dead and retell their stories. Cemeteries and homes are decorated with bright orange cempasuchil flowers, cutout papers dangle from ceilings, candles and frankincense are lit. Photographs of our family and friends are displayed together with their favourite food, drink, and smoke; colours and smells invite and guide them back-home to be reunited with their living. Inspired by this ritual, we created the In Memoriam, an occasion to remember and celebrate our academic ancestors, those who have been fundamental to our community and to our personal stories as academics.
