Memory Studies and History: trajectories of an academic relationship

Against the background of how interdisciplinary Memory Studies emancipated itself from academic History over the last century, we examine current research trends through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the two main journals of the field, namely Memory Studies and History and Memory. On this basis, we discuss how the relationship between Memory Studies and History operates in the interdisciplinary practice of today’s humanities and social sciences, and what intellectual and practical challenges these encounters pose for historians.