Affect and Belonging in Political Uses of the Past

Affect and Belonging in Political Uses of the Past examines key political events of the past decade, to analyse the relationship between the representation of certain pasts in ’official’ heritage settings and the use of the same pasts in political discourse.

David Farrell-Banks is a research associate at Ulster University. He completed his doctoral studies at Newcastle University in 2021. His work is primarily concerned with the role of the past in our everyday lives in the present, including the role of the past in political activism. His research traverses critical heritages, museum studies, memory studies, critical discourse, and politics.