Locating Family in Cultural Memory Studies.

The writer presents a study of collective memory. He comments on the concept of collective memory as developed by Maurice Halbwachs in the 1920s and discusses how new memory studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s can be refocused through the lens of small-scale family memories. He also provides...

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Publicado en:Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 303 - 319
Autor principal: Erll, Astri
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Journal of Comparative Family Studies Special Issue 2011
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Sumario:The writer presents a study of collective memory. He comments on the concept of collective memory as developed by Maurice Halbwachs in the 1920s and discusses how new memory studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s can be refocused through the lens of small-scale family memories. He also provides an overview of present approaches to the dynamics of remembering within families including the adoption of innovative, transgenerational, transnational, and media culture perspectives.