Voices of Collective Remembering - Hardcover

Wertsch, James V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521810507 ISBN 13: 9780521810500

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

There is currently a great deal of discussion in the humanities and social sciences about collective memory, but there is very little agreement on what it is. The first goal of this volume is to review various understandings of this term to bring some coherence to the discussion. Drawing on this review, James V. Wertsch goes on to outline a particular version of collective remembering grounded in the use of 'textual resources', especially narratives. This takes him into the special properties of narrative that shape this process and into the issues of how these textual resources are produced and consumed. Wertsch brings these general ideas to life by examining the rapid, massive transformation of collective memory during the transition from Soviet to post-Soviet Russia.

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Review:

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

Book Description:

This book draws on psychology, history, literary theory, semiotics, sociology, and political science to provide a comprehensive review of collective memory. It then outlines a particular formulation based on how narratives are produced by the modern state, and how they are consumed, or used by individuals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521810507
• ISBN 13: 9780521810500
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 212