scholarly journals From Collective Memory to Transcultural Remembrance

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Graves ◽  
Elizabeth Rechniewski
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Tidal Wave ◽  
Special Interest Groups ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
World Nation

Over the last thirty or so years, historians and social scientists have undertaken a wide ranging exploration of the processes involved in forgetting and remembering, with a particular focus on the level of the nation-state. Their interest corresponds to the period that Pierre Nora, the French historian responsible for the ground-breaking Les Lieux de memoire in the 1980s, terms the ‘era of commemoration,’ drawing attention to what he describes as the ‘tidal wave of memorial concerns that has broken over the world.’ Across the world, nation-states have paid renewed attention to the ceremonial and observance of national days, and have undertaken campaigns of education, information, even legislation, to enshrine the parameters of national remembering and therefore identity, while organisations and institutions of civil society and special interest groups have sought to draw the attention of their fellow citizens to their particular experiences, and perhaps gain national recognition for what they believe to have been long overlooked or forgotten. This article traces the over-lapping evolution of the practices of commemoration, the politics of memory and the academic field of ‘Memory Studies.’ It seeks in particular to identify the theoretical and methodological advances that have moved the focus of the study of memory from the static and homogenising category of ‘collective memory’ to practices of remembering, and from national to transcultural perspectives.

The Comparative Politics of Collective Memory

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-194
Author(s):  
Geneviève Zubrzycki ◽  
Anna Woźny
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Comparative Politics ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
Comparative Sociology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Nation States

This article examines the theoretical and empirical contributions of the interdisciplinary field of memory studies for a comparative sociology of collective memory and politics. We identify three major empirical foci that have structured the scholarship: the role of collective memory in the creation, legitimation, and maintenance of national identities and nation-states; political reckoning with the memory of difficult and violent pasts; and the ongoing transnationalization of collective memory. We conclude with suggestions for future research on the politics of memory given the rise of populism and so-called fake news.

Sport, modernity and nation building: The Indonesian National Games of 1951 and 1953

2008 ◽  
Vol 164 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Brown
Keyword(s):  
British Empire ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Colonial Experience ◽  
History Of ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Inherent Part ◽  
The Way

The study of sport – its social, political, cultural and economic aspects – is a well-established academic field, scholars widely acknowledging its significance in understanding how a society is organized and understood. As Perkin (1992:211) puts it: The history of societies is reflected more vividly in the way they spend their leisure than in their politics or their work […] the history of sport gives a unique insight into the way a society changes and impacts on other societies it comes into contact with and, conversely, the way those societies react back to it. Sport has a particular resonance in considerations of the emergence of modern nation-states out of colonialism, given the connections between the diffusion of modern sports around the world and the colonial experience. Although virtually all societies played games of various kinds, competitive, rule-based sports are essentially modern, western phenomena, dating back no further than the nineteenth century. Their spread through the world coincided with, and in many respects was an inherent part of, the expansion of western colonialism. In the British Empire in particular, sport was seen as reflecting the essential values and characteristics of the British race which justified the existence of colonialism. Wherever the British went, they took their sports with them, together with the social mores they represented.

Politics of memory in Upper Silesian schools: Between Polish homogeneous nationalism and its Silesian discontents

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Jaskulowski ◽  
Piotr Majewski
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Critical Media ◽  
Theoretical Insight

The article discusses the connections between nationalism and history teaching in the context of dominant structures of collective memory in Poland. Drawing on qualitative research in Upper Silesian schools, the article analyses in detail how the state-sponsored history is enacted and resisted by the teachers in school practice. The article also demonstrates the advantages of processual conceptualisation of collective memory. It provides further theoretical insight by bringing together three strands of literature: memory studies, nationalism studies and critical media analysis.

scholarly journals Migration and migratory communities in the focus of memory studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-16
Author(s):  
A. A. Linchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
Historical Experience ◽  
The Past ◽  
Methodological Nationalism ◽  
Museum Practice

The article is devoted to the analysis of the specificity and transformation of the research field of the collective memory of migratory communities. It was shown that the era of multiculturalism, which contributed not only to an increase in the number of studies, but also to the expansion of the very aspects of the study of the topic, played a key role in the study of the memory of migratory communities. Three main areas of research were identified and analyzed: a) personal and group memories of migration, as well as the specificity of the collective memory of various migration groups; b) the study of collective perceptions of the past of migrants in the context of the politics of incorporation and the politics of memory of host societies; c) study of the representation of the historical experience of migrations and migratory communities in museum practice. The idea was substantiated that the theoretical and practical potential of addressing the memory of migratory communities contributed not only to the transformation of the research optics of memory studies, but also showed the inevitability of significant changes in the understanding of ontology of collective memory. This found expression in the actualization of the transcultural turn, focused on overcoming methodological nationalism and considering collective memory not only within the framework of certain cultures or communities, but also it’s dynamic beyond cultural and social boundaries. The article analyzes the significance of the transcultural turn for research into the collective memory of migrants.

scholarly journals CULTURA E MEMÓRIA: Fases e Escalas dos Estudos de Memória e o Desafio do Antropoceno

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 749-770
Author(s):  
Marcos Palacios
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Social Memory ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Planetary Scale ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
De Se ◽  
Current Paradigm

Este ensaio tem por objetivo estabelecer um breve recorrido cronológico e destacar uma divisão em fases dos Estudos de Memória, sugerindo-se que, presentemente, há algo de novo a ser confrontado no âmbito dessa área de pesquisa, exigindo uma inflexão no paradigma ora vigente, ou ao menos seu alargamento. Inicialmente traça-se um breve resumo das diferentes fases de constituição dos Estudos de Memória, enquanto um campo acadêmico específico e multidisciplinar, com ênfase em suas escalas de abrangência: local, nacional e global. Partindo-se de tal caracterização, uma quarta fase é sugerida, com a adoção de uma nova escala de construção da memória coletiva, com base no conceito de Antropoceno, cuja introdução traz consigo a necessidade de se ressituar os Estudos de Memória, agora em escala planetária. O texto está organizado em três partes: Antecedências, Incidências e Sequências. Palavras-chave: Estudos de Memória; Memória Coletiva; Memória Social; Antropoceno; Ecologia.     ABSTRACT This essay aims to establish a brief chronological overview and highlight distinctive phases of Memory Studies, suggesting that presently there is something new to be confronted within this field of research, requiring an inflection in the current paradigm or at least its enlargement. Initially, a brief summary of the different phases of constitution of Memory Studies as a specific and multidisciplinary academic field is presented, with emphasis on its scales of coverage: local, national and global. Starting from such a characterization, a fourth phase is suggested, with the adoption of a new scale of collective memory construction, based on the concept of Anthropocene, whose introduction brings with it the need to reposition Memory Studies, now on a planetary scale. The text is organized in three parts: antecedents, incidents and sequences.   KEYWORDS: Memory Studies; Collective Memory; Social Memory; Anthropocene; Ecology.     RESUMEN Este ensayo tiene por objetivo establecer un breve recorrido cronológico y destacar una división en fases de los Estudios de Memoria, sugiriendo que, actualmente, hay algo nuevo que se enfrenta en el ámbito de esta área de investigación, exigiendo una inflexión en el paradigma actual, o al menos su ampliación. Inicialmente se traza un breve resumen de las diferentes fases de constitución de los Estudios de Memoria, como un campo académico específico y multidisciplinario, con énfasis en sus escalas de alcance: local, nacional y global. A partir de tal caracterización, una cuarta fase es sugerida, con la adopción de una nueva escala de construcción de la memoria colectiva, con base en el concepto de Antropoceno, cuya introducción trae consigo la necesidad de resituar los Estudios de Memoria, ahora a escala planetario. El texto está organizado en tres partes: Antecedentes, Incidencias y Secuencias.   PALABRAS CLAVE: Estudios de memoria; Memoria Colectiva; Memoria Social; Antropoceno; Ecología

scholarly journals Afterword: Memory worlds in times of Corona

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Erll
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Digital Archive ◽  
Global Dynamics ◽  
National Memory ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Rhythms

This afterword addresses the complex temporal and global dynamics of the coronavirus pandemic. After considering some of the new social rhythms that have emerged in the wake of Covid-19 around the world, it turns to the role of collective memory before, during and after corona. The aim is to provide a basic grid for how the Covid-19 pandemic could be addressed using memory studies expertise and concepts such as premediation, memorability, memory (ab)use, national memory, colonial memory, racial stereotypes, the digital archive, generational memory, or Anthropocene time.

First Vision

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Harper
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Latter Day Saints ◽  
Joseph Smith ◽  
Privileged Position ◽  
The World ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Way

Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, remembered that his first audible prayer, uttered in spring 1820, resulted in a vision of heavenly beings who forgave him and told him Christianity had gone astray. “The Mormon narrative,” according to a 2012 blog post, “seems to always start with a young boy who asked God a question one spring morning in 1820.” That is true if one qualifies the always, for it has not always been so. When and why and how did Joseph Smith’s “first vision,” as Latter-day Saints or “Mormons” know the event, become their seminal story? What challenges did it face along the way? What changes did it undergo as a result? Can it possibly hold its privileged position against the tides of doubt and disbelief, memory studies, and source criticism—all in the information age? First Vision tells how Joseph Smith—by remembering his past in various present contexts—opened the way for alternatives, how saints chose the collective memory they did, and what difference it has made for them and their critics. This book is the biography of a contested memory and how it was born, grew, changed the world, and was changed by it.

scholarly journals Astronomy and World Heritage

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-87
Author(s):  
Jarita Holbrook
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Nation States ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Many

This article introduces the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) new thematic initiative ‘Astronomy & World Heritage’ to the broader cultural astronomy community. UNESCO recognized two features of the World Heritage List (WHL) that this new initiative seeks to address: 1) very few sites have a connection to science, and 2) most of the sites are located in Europe. This new initiative specifically focuses on cultural sites related to astronomy. Four new sub-criteria were established for the Initiative in addition to the established traditional criteria leading to ‘natural’ or ‘cultural’ property designations. The first part of this paper describes this new initiative and the new sub-criteria. With these multiple layers of criteria, I address whether the goal of diversifying the WHL can be met under this new initiative by looking at the possibility of identifying sites on the African continent where most astronomy is foundamong local people rather than astronomers. The stakeholders in this initiative are 1) UNESCO, 2) nation states and their representatives called States Parties, 3) astronomers, 4) social scientists, and 5) people living in or near potential properties. I conclude that African sites do exist that appear to fit all the criteria, however identifying sites is only the first step in the long process that ends with entry on the World Heritage List. Surprisingly, very little has been done for United States sites. The initiative appears to be hampered in the USA because of 1) the many USA specific steps to nomination, 2) the concern among astronomers that heritage preservation will interfere with cutting edge science, and because 3) preservation projects of more importance to astronomers have been given priority. This UNESCO Initiative will continue into the future, however, the goal of having the first properties inscribed by 2009 for the International Year of Astronomy proved to be unlikely for either Africa or the United States.

Kazakhstan’s Economic Growth in the Context of the World Economy

2006 ◽  
pp. 133-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Arystanbekov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
World Ocean ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Crude Petroleum ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

Kazakhstan’s economic policy results in 1995-2005 are considered in the article. In particular, the analysis of the relationship between economic growth and some indicators of nation states - population, territory, direct access to the World Ocean, and extraction of crude petroleum - is presented. Basic problems in the sphere of economic policy in Kazakhstan are formulated.

Staging the World: The Devils as Theatrum Mundi

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-514
Author(s):  
Christophe Van Eecke
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Tidal Wave ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Mise En Abyme ◽  
Political Allegory ◽  
The World

When Ken Russell's film The Devils was released in 1971 it generated a tidal wave of adverse criticism. The film tells the story of a libertine priest, Grandier, who was burnt at the stake for witchcraft in the French city of Loudun in the early seventeenth century. Because of its extended scenes of sexual hysteria among cloistered nuns, the film soon acquired a reputation for scandal and outrage. This has obscured the very serious political issues that the film addresses. This article argues that The Devils should be read primarily as a political allegory. It shows that the film is structured as a theatrum mundi, which is the allegorical trope of the world as a stage. Rather than as a conventional recreation of historical events (in the tradition of the costume film), Russell treats the trial against Grandier as a comment on the nature of power and politics in general. This is not only reflected in the overall allegorical structure of the theatrum mundi, but also in the use of the film's highly modernist (and therefore timeless) sets, in Russell's use of the mise-en-abyme (a self-reflexive embedded play) and in the introduction of a number of burlesque sequences, all of which are geared towards achieving the film's allegorical import.

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