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Social Memory Studies: From “Collective Memory” to the Historical Sociology of Mnemonic Practices

Olick, Jeffrey K., Robbins, Joyce·1998·Annual Review of Sociology
DOI 10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.105
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Despite substantial work in a variety of disciplines, substantive areas, and geographical contexts, social memory studies is a nonparadigmatic, transdisciplinary, centerless enterprise. To remedy this relative disorganization, we (re-)construct out of the diversity of work addressing social memory a useful tradition, range of working definitions, and basis for future work. We trace lineages of the enterprise, review basic definitional disputes, outline a historical approach, and review sociological theories concerning the statics and dynamics of social memory.

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Authors
Olick, J. K., & Robbins, J.
Venue
Annual Review of Sociology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
1998-08
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
105-140
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  • 0360-0572 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2115
DOI
10.1146/annurev.soc.24.1.105
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