Places of Memory: Spatialised Practices of Remembrance from Prehistory to Today - Softcover

Christian Horn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1789696135 ISBN 13: 9781789696134

Publisher: Archaeopress, 2020

Synopsis

Places of Memory takes a new look at spatialised practices of remembrance and its role in reshaping societies from prehistory to today, gathering researchers representing diverse but complementary fields of expertise. This diachronic outlook provides important insights into the great variety of human and social reactions examining memory, encompassing aspects of remembering, the loss of memory, reclaiming memories, and remembering things that may not have happened. The contributions to this volume expand upon Pierre Nora's concept of lieux des memoire (places of memory) and the notion that memory is not just stored in these places but activated through human engagement. The volume presents a reflection on the creation of memories through the organisation and use of landscapes and spaces that explicitly considers the multiplicity of meanings of the past. Thus, social identities were created, reaffirmed, strengthened, and transformed through the founding, change, and reorganization of places and spaces of memory in the cultural landscape.

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About the Author

Christian Horn is a researcher and lecturer at the Department for Historical Studies at the University of Gothenburg. His scholarship focuses on Scandinavian rock art and prehistoric conflict. He is the current research coordinator of the Swedish Rock Art Research Archives as well as an advisory board member. ; Gustav Wollentz is project leader/researcher at the Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning and Creativity. ; Gianpiero Di Maida is the scientific manager of the DISAPALE project at the Neanderthal Museum. ; Annette Haug is professor for Classical Archaeology at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Archaeopress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789696135
• ISBN 13: 9781789696134
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164
• Editor: Christian Horn, Gustav Wollentz, Gianpiero Di Maida, Annette Haug