Collective memory

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Collective memory refers to the shared pool of memories, knowledge and information of a social group that is significantly associated with the group's identity.[1][2][3] The English phrase "collective memory" and the equivalent French phrase "la mémoire collective" appeared in the second half of the nineteenth century. The philosopher and sociologist Maurice Halbwachs analyzed and advanced the concept of the collective memory in the book Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire (1925).[4]

Collective memory can be constructed, shared, and passed on by large and small social groups. Examples of these groups can include nations, generations, communities, among others.[1]

Collective memory has been a topic of interest and research across a number of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, and anthropology.[5]

  1. ^ a b Roediger, Henry L.; Abel, Magdalena (July 2015). "Collective memory: a new arena of cognitive study". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 19 (7): 359–361. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.04.003. ISSN 1879-307X. PMID 25953047. S2CID 16554192.
  2. ^ Olick, Jeffrey K.; Vinitzky-Seroussi, Vered; Levy, Daniel (2011). The Collective Memory Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533741-9.
  3. ^ Hirst, William; Manier, David (April 2008). "Towards a psychology of collective memory". Memory (Hove, England). 16 (3): 183–200. doi:10.1080/09658210701811912. ISSN 0965-8211. PMID 18324546. S2CID 21091246.
  4. ^ Halbwachs, Maurice (1925). Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire (in French). Paris: Librairie Félix Alcan.
  5. ^ Roediger, Henry L.; Wertsch, James V. (January 2008). "Creating a new discipline of memory studies". Memory Studies. 1 (1): 9–22. doi:10.1177/1750698007083884. ISSN 1750-6980. S2CID 28173588.