Theories of memory : a reader / edited by Michael Rossington and Anne Whitehead ; contributing editors, Linda Anderson [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rossington, Michael, Author.

Contributor:

Rossington, Michael, editor.

Whitehead, Anne, 1971- editor.

Anderson, Linda R., 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Memory--Philosophy.

Memory in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 310 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2007]

Summary:

Theories of Memory provides a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of memory studies. It is a resource through which students will be able both to broaden their knowledge of contemporary theoretical perspectives and trace the development of ideas about memory from the classical period to the present.The Reader is organised into three parts:Part I, Beginnings, is historical in scope. Its three sections, Classical and Early Modern Ideas of Memory; Enlightenment and Romantic Memory, and Memory and Late Modernity lay out the key psychological, rhetorical, and cultural concepts of memory in the work of a range of thinkers from Plato to Walter Benjamin.Part II, Positionings, identifies three major perspectives through which memory has been defined and debated more recently: Collective Memory; Jewish Memory Discourse; and Trauma.Part III, Identities, examines the key role of memory in contemporary constructions of identity under the headings Gender; Race/Nation; and Diaspora.The general introduction sets out the significance of the field of memory studies while the accessible introductions to the nine sections also include suggestions for further reading in the area.Key FeaturesOffers a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly expanding field of memory studiesBoth theorizes and historicizes the concept of memory for students of literature and cultureForegrounds the importance of memory in contemporary theoryProvides a thorough survey of theories of memory from the classical period to the presentEdited by a team with a distinct range of expertise as well as experience of teaching theories of memory to graduate students

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Contributors

Part I: Beginnings

1. Classical and Early Modern Ideas of Memory

2. Enlightenment and Romantic Memory

3. Memory and Late Modernity

Part II: Positionings

4. Collective Memory

5. Jewish Memory Discourse

6. Trauma

Part III: Identities

7. Gender

8. Race/Nation

9. Diaspora

Biographical Details of Editors and Contributing Editors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474472197

1474472192

OCLC:

1306541452