Nostalgia, trauma, the good times and the bad. War can consume a whole culture. How does memory affect our understanding of what has happened? Should we try to remember or forget our experiences of wartime? Is it possible for literature, film or art to truly reflect the atrocities of war? At the Remembering War symposium we brought together experts from the worlds of neuroscience, psychology, visual culture and history to try and unpick these complex issues. Presentations and audio from the event can be viewed below.

Working with veterans suffering from mental health problems

Walter Busittil, Medical Director, Combat Stress

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Memories and War

Martin A Conway, cognitive psychologist, University of Leeds
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Generations, Violence and Collective Identities in 20th century Germany

Mary Fulbrook, Professor of German History, University College London

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The Visual Culture of Remembrance

Catherine Moriarty, Principal Research Fellow of Arts and Architecture, University of Brighton

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From Shell Shock to PTSD: a story in three acts

Simon Wessely, Director, King's Centre for Military Health Research, Institute of Psychiatry

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