Yerevan hosted the third Post-Socialist Memory in Times of Crisis and Speculation
(PoCoMoS 2026) conference from January 22 to 24. Organized by anthropologist Gayane
Shagoyan and YSU researcher Alexander Aghajanyan, the international gathering brought together
120 scholars from 82 institutions worldwide to examine how memory survives, transforms, and
confronts new challenges amid crises, ongoing conflicts, and digital disinformation.