Voices of Collective Remembering

ISBN-13: 9780521810500 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 212 str.

James V. Wertsch

Opis

This book draws on psychology, history, literary theory, semiotics, sociology, and political science to provide a comprehensive review of collective memory. It outlines a particular way that narratives produced by the modern state are consumed by individuals. These issues are examined with the help of examples from the transformation Russia has undergone as it entered its post-Soviet era. This is a case study of how a modern state can lose control of collective memory and how memory can be regenerated in unique ways.

Recenzje

'Wertsch's new book on collective remembering should be an essential read for anyone interested in memory research.' The Human Nature Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. An encounter with collective memory; 2. Methodological preliminaries to the study of collective remembering; 3. Collective memory: a term in search of a meaning; 4. State production of official historical narratives; 5. Narrative dialogicality and narrative templates in the production of official collective memory; 6. The consumption of historical narratives; 7. Generational differences in collective remembering; Conclusion.