Core Organisational Information

SSP Summer School 2026

Dates:

  • Saturday, 6th of June, 14:00 – 18:00 h; Interactive Online-Meeting
  • Saturday, 18th of July, 14:00 – 18:00 h; Interactive Online-Meeting
  • Monday, 10th of August (14:00 h) – Friday, 14th of August (13:00 h)
    • Summer School, in person at Sligo School Project

Location:

  • Sligo School Project, Abbeyquarter, Sligo (F91XF51)

Organised by:

  • Sligo School Project CLG

Cost:

  • This is a not-for-profit event. We will cater for ourselves during the Summer School. To cover cost of food and material we will collect € 50 per participant.

The concept of the Summer School:

  • Collective inquiry, based on the method of Collective Memory-Work.
  • In two interactive online-meetings we will exchange our initial thoughts, experiences, questions in relation to the topic (here: the concept of “the nation”). We will sketch out a shared focus for our inquiry. We will all write a short memory-scene (approx. 1 – 2 pages) of a personal experience. These stories will be the core material for the Summer School.
  • When we meet in person we read and analyse the self-generated texts line with a set procedure. Following from the analysis of the texts we refer back to our initial discussions and gradually enhance our understanding of the original problematic.
  • The work with our own stories will be complemented by creative work formats (e.g. role play, thematic walk).
  • The whole process will be a slow, steady, thorough, collective exploration of the topic and our own positioning in relation to “the nation”.

Facilitator:

  • The Summer School will be facilitated by Dr. Robert Hamm. His professional background is in education, sport, and sociology. He is a member of the Patron Body of Sligo School Project, and an organiser of the annual Sligo School Project Symposium. He also curates the Collective Memory-Work (CMW) page, and he has published on the potential of CMW as a method of learning.

Participation

  • Open to anyone with an interest in the topic
  • Essential Requirements:
    • full availability for all of the dates listed above
    • a reliable internet connection, and
    • access to a PC or Laptop for the online-meetings (please note: it is not feasible to take part in the online-meetings via a mobile phone connection!)

Documentation

  • We intend to generate a documentation of the process and results of the Summer School that will be made available as a resource in the school.

Further details on request.

Registration deadline: 9. 5. 2026

Registration, inquiries please contact Robert directly via: