| Cultural Memory and the Construction of Identity Contributor(s): Ben-Amos, Dan (Editor), Weissberg, Liliane (Editor), Weissberg, Liliane (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0814327532 ISBN-13: 9780814327531 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $31.67 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: How do we remember persons, objects, events? Memory seems so personal, but, at the same time, it is shaped by collective experience and public representations. Newspapers, television, and even celebrations and festivities mark for us not only who we are, but also who we were and how we lived. Cultural memory and the Construction of Identity brings together scholars of folklore, literature, history, and communication to explore the dynamics of cultural memory in a variety of contexts. Memory is a powerful tool that can transform a piece of earth into a homeland and common objects into symbols. The authors of this volume show how memory is shaped and how it operates in uniting society and creating images that attain the value of truth even if they deviate from fact. They point to the relationship between this memory and our notion of "culture." They also discuss this cultural memory on the level of everyday life. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Historiography - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 98024234 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.1" W x 9.01" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How do we remember persons, objects, events? Memory seems so personal, but, at the same time, it is shaped by collective experience and public representations. Newspapers, television, and even celebrations and festivities mark for us not only who we are, but also who we were and how we lived. |
