A Companion to Cultural Memory Studies: An International and Interdisciplinary Handbook

by Astrid Erll (Editor)

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 mémoire 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 mémoire such as 9/11.

Genres: Theory, Nonfiction, Reference, Research, Society

454 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2008

Reviews

[Bahattin Cizreli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kitap hem kolektif ve kültürel bellek kavramlarının/kuramlarının bir tarihçesini hem de bu kuramlara dair analiz ve kritikleri içeren çok sayıda önemli makaleden oluşmaktadır. 1990 sonrasında canlanan kolektif bellek tartışmalarının farklı disiplinlerdeki ele alınış biçimleri işlenmektedir. Bellek konusuna ilgili, bu konuda araştırma yürütecek olan sosyoloji, psikoloji, antropoloji, ilahiyat, iletişim ve siyaset bilimi alanlarındaki araştırmacıların mutlaka bakması gereken bir çalışma. En azından giriş tanıtımının okunması araştırmacıya yön gösterecek niteliktedir.

[Lily Borovets]

I'm new to cultural memory studies, so the handbook is perfect place to start.
If there is any updated version, please, let me know, dear world of readers :)

[Jaana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kakkosgraduni teorialukujen pelastus. Kattava ja monipuolinen perehdytys kulttuuriseen muistiin. Artikkelit toimivat hyvänä ponnahdusalustana omalla tutkimusintressille keskeisten keskusteluiden haltuun ottamisessa.

[Rik Smit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good general and rather up-to-date collection of short essays concerning different types of collective memory. It serves well as a starting point for students and researchers interested in the topic, but because it is an overview of some of the most important concepts in collective memory studies, there is not much room for extensive arguments.