A Companion to Cultural Memory Studies Contributor(s): Erll, Astrid (Editor), Nünning, Ansgar (Editor), Young, Sara (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3110229986 ISBN-13: 9783110229981 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 306.01 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 449 pages |
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Publisher Description: This handbook represents the interdisciplinary and international field of "cultural memory studies" for the first time in one volume. Articles by renowned international scholars offer readers a unique overview of the key concepts of cultural memory studies. The handbook not only documents current research in an unprecedented way; it also serves as a forum for bringing together approaches from areas as varied as sociology, political sciences, history, theology, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, psychology, and neurosciences. "Cultural memory studies" - as defined in this handbook - came into being at the beginning of the 20th century, with the works of Maurice Halbwachs on m moire collective. In the course of the last two decades this area of research has witnessed a veritable boom in various countries and disciplines. As a consequence, the study of the relation of "culture" and "memory" has diversified into a wide range of approaches. This handbook is based on a broad understanding of "cultural memory" as the interplay of present and past in sociocultural contexts. It presents concepts for the study of individual remembering in a social context, group and family memory, national memory, the various media of memory, and finally the host of emerging transnational lieux de m moire such as 9/11. |