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Places of memory : spatialised practices of remembrance from prehistory to today / edited by Christian Horn [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Archaeopress archaeology.
- Archaeopress archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology and history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress, [2020]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781789696141
- 1789696143
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