Collective memory and the historical past

Introduction. The sources of memory -- Symbolic embodiment, imagination, and the "place" of collective memory. Is collective memory a figment of the imagination? The scope of memory in the public sphere -- Analyzing collective memory -- Thresholds of personal identity and public experience...

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1. Verfasser: Barash, Jeffrey Andrew (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, London The University of Chicago Press 2016
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction. The sources of memory -- Symbolic embodiment, imagination, and the "place" of collective memory. Is collective memory a figment of the imagination? The scope of memory in the public sphere -- Analyzing collective memory -- Thresholds of personal identity and public experience -- Excursus. Critical reflections: the contemporary theories of Ricœur, Edelman, and Nora -- Time, collective memory, and the historical past. Temporal articulations -- Virtual experience, the mass media, and the configuration of the public sphere -- The contextualized past: collective memory and historical understanding -- Conclusion. The province of collective memory and its theoretical promise.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:x, 268 Seiten
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ISBN:9780226399157
978-0-226-39915-7