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Memory Contestation

Memory Contestation is a theoretical construct in cultural memory studies that denotes the discursive and ideological struggle over the representation, interpretation, and legitimacy of collective memories, particularly in contexts where competing narratives of historical events such as genocide emerge and challenge official or dominant remembrance.

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112

Authors

68

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2017–2026

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Publications

84

‘Memory must be defended’: Beyond the politics of mnemonical security

Maria Mälksoo · Security Dialogue · 2015 · 341 citations

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Memory Frictions: Localizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone

Robert Shaw · International Journal of Transitional Justice · 2007 · 328 citations

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Resurrection and Appropriation: Reputational Trajectories, Memory Work, and the Political Use of Historical Figures

Robert S. Jansen · American Journal of Sociology · 2007 · 205 citations

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Contesting and Surviving Memory: Space, Nation, and Nostalgia in <i>Les Lieux de Mémoire</i>

Stephen Legg · Environment and Planning D Society and Space · 2005 · 163 citations

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Contesting Places of Memory: The Case of Auschwitz

Andrew Charlesworth · Environment and Planning D Society and Space · 1994 · 137 citations

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Authors

112

  1. SL
    Stephen Legg

    Massey University, New Zealand

    2 publications · 218 citations

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  2. NT
    Noam Tirosh

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  3. JJ
    Jennifer J. Freyd

    University of Oregon, United States

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  4. AS
    Aline Sierp

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  5. AP
    Alena Pfoser

    Loughborough University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

68

  1. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    43 citations

  2. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    226 citations

  4. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  5. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    33 citations

  6. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

  7. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    81 citations

  8. University of Denver

    Denver, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    86 citations

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Venues

  1. Memory Studies

    7 publications · 143 citations

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  2. History and Memory

    3 publications · 85 citations

    3

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 165 citations

    3

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  4. German Life and Letters

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  5. Nationalities Papers

    2 publications · 89 citations

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