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Richard Grayson

Ellie Grigsby

Emilia Hoareau

Jake O’Connor-Janitsch

Carrie Paechter

Jan Plamper

Jack Reynolds

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Staff and students at Goldsmiths are offering a range of perspectives on how they have engaged with memory of the war.

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