Memory on My Doorstep

Sarah Gensburger is a senior researcher in social sciences at the French National Center for Scientific Research-CNRS and a member of the executive committee of the international Memory Studies Association.

Memory dynamics in times of crisis: An interview with Sarah GensburgerWorking at the intersection of political science, ethnographic sociology, and contemporary historiography, Sarah Gensburger specializes in the social dynamics of memory. In this interview, she talks about her book ‘Memory on My Doorstep: Chronicles of the Bataclan Neighborhood, Paris 2015–2016’, which traces the evolving memorialization processes following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, their impact on the local landscape, and the social appropriations of the past by visitors at memorials and commemorative sites. Stef Craps, Catherine Gilbert, Memory Studies 2021, Vol. 14(6) 1388–1400, https://doi.org/10.1177/17506980211054345

• IntroductionBetween Research and Everyday Life: Photography, Family and Ordinary Conversations26 Paris, 11th arrondissement, Boulevard VoltaireDecember 27, 2015 — September 20, 2016Event(s)December 27, 2015DistanceDecember 28, 2015TracesDecember 30, 2015TraceDecember 31, 2015DisappearanceJanuary 1, 2016AppearanceJanuary 4, 2016PlaquesJanuary 5, 2016GazesJanuary 6, 2016InterpretationJanuary 8, 2016PhotographyJanuary 9, 2016ReflectionsJanuary 10, 2016MessagesJanuary 11, 2016DetourJanuary 12, 2016SolidarityJanuary 14, 2016TourismJanuary 15, 2016NationalityJanuary 17, 2016NationJanuary 18, 2016NormalityJanuary 21, 2016DataJanuary 26, 2016PilgrimageFebruary 2, 2016PropertyFebruary 6, 2016InvisibilityFebruary 8, 2016WitnessesFebruary 13, 2016Collecting MessagesFebruary 16, 2016GroupsFebruary 24, 2016HolidaysFebruary 28, 2016NeighborsMarch 1, 2016JournalistsMarch 7, 2016DemonstrationMarch 10, 2016ConflictMarch 17, 2016MobilizationsMarch 21, 2016NormalizationMarch 26, 2016A Place to SitApril 8, 2016ReadingApril 13, 2016MemoriesApril 18, 2016PlaceApril 23, 2016MeaningMay 1, 2016Seeing and Being SeenMay 13, 2016PrivatizationMay 19, 2016ShiftMay 20, 2016BannerMay 22, 2016SacredMay 24, 2016TraumaJune 13, 2016ColorJune 14, 2016IconsJune 18, 2016PreachingJune 18, 2016ReconquestJune 19, 2016FlagsJune 27, 2016EmptyJuly 1, 2016DateJuly 16, 2016SilenceJuly 24, 2016EphemeralAugust 1, 2016T-ShirtsAugust 12, 2016CycleSeptember 1, 2016HeritageSeptember 20, 2016ConclusionAn Unfinished Memorialization: Archives, Monuments and MuseumsAcknowledgementReferences