Memory - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1775276600 ISBN 13: 9781775276609

Publisher: Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, 2018

Synopsis

November 11, 2018, is the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, a time of remembering and memorial, of linking past events to the world we live in today. Taking this particular moment as a catalyst, this book examines the character and relevance of memory more broadly. The essays in this collection ask readers to think creatively and deeply about notions of memory – its composition and practices – and the ways that memory is transmitted, recorded, and distorted through time and space.

Memory navigates a broad terrain, with essays drawn from a diverse group of contributors who capture different perspectives on the idea of memory in fields ranging from molecular genetics, astrophysics and engineering, to law, Indigenous oral histories, and the natural world. This book challenges readers to think critically about memory, offering an engaging and interdisciplinary roadmap for exploring how, why, and when we remember.

About this title

About the Author

Philippe Tortell is director of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, and a professor in the departments of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and Botany. Mark Turin is an associate professor in the department of anthropology and First Nations and Endangered Languages. Margot Young is a professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law. All the editors work at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, which is located on traditional, ancestral, and unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1775276600
• ISBN 13: 9781775276609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Tortell Philippe, Turin Mark, Young Margot