Intercultural crossings which are at the core of our contemporary society are underpinned and
shaped by three essential elements: time space and people. Such encounters and interactions
have the capacity not only to promote diversity and a healthy exchange of ideas but also to
act as a catalyst for conflict. This volume examines the topics of conflict memory and
identity through a collection of insightful viewpoints and perspectives reflecting a diversity
of cultural and social backgrounds which combine to give a contemporary interdisciplinary
analysis of cultural interactions and their effects. The themes covered by the authors such as
memory and forgetfulness migration ecological concerns mixed cultural landscapes
storytelling postcolonial trauma and internal struggles for identity offer the reader a
fascinating glimpse into the ongoing and evolving social debate about identity and purpose.