The Memory Collective aims to bring history, archaeology and material culture, mythology, art, and more, to the wider public through audio, video, visual art, text, and any and all other means we have available. Part podcast network, part creator collective, Mnemosyne seeks to bring the ancient world to life while supporting creators and their work. The initial (and perpetually expanding) intentions of Mnemosyne are to create and share content which…
addresses and contextualizes biases, both our own and those which have historically affected the field itself.
addresses and makes understandable the political nature of not only history itself but the study and interpretation of it throughout time.
highlights voices that have been historically marginalized, both then and now.
dispels dangerous inaccuracies and links to modern ideologies.
shares not only the history, mythology, culture, and art itself but the appreciation of it, in forms that everyone can enjoy, understand, and learn from.
History is and has always been political and ideological in its preservation, interpretation, and how it is shared. Mnemosyne recognizes this and is founded on a set of core beliefs which are vital to its ongoing work and the broader future of humanity.
The Memory Collective accepts that the following are indisputable truths:
The Western World in which we are living was founded on Patriarchal ideals which fundamentally affected not only the preservation of history as we know it but the ways in which it has been understood and interpreted to this day.
The Patriarchal structure of the Western World is and has functioned as a mechanism for controlling not only women and those beyond the gender binary but many people of colour and those outside the confines of the West.
Humanity consists of people of all genders and sexualities and that has been the case for the entirety of human history.
All humans are created equal and regardless of gender, sexuality, ability/disability, nationality, religion, ethnicity, and/or skin colour everyone should be treated with dignity; no human life is worth more than another.
Humans are fallible and have inherent biases through which everything is filtered. We have our own and will work to constantly address, adjust, and evolve as not only our individual selves but the Memory Collective as a whole. We will make mistakes and will do our best to address and remedy them accordingly.