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Concept

social memory

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2.7K

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About

Social memory is the academic concept and research field investigating how groups, communities, and societies collectively remember, construct, and transmit understandings of the past. It examines the socio-cultural processes, institutions, and practices through which shared representations of history are formed, negotiated, and contested, highlighting their role in shaping collective identity, social cohesion, and power relations. This concept is significant for analyzing how the past is utilized and transformed in the present across diverse social contexts.

Top Authors

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WH

New School

EF

University of Washington

CB

Macquarie University

AJ

Macquarie University

SB

University of Florida

Top Institutions

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University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States

Cornell University

Ithaca, United States

Northwestern University

Evanston, United States

University of Washington

Seattle, United States

University College London

London, United Kingdom