Places of memory spatialised practices of remembrance from prehistory to today /
Places of Memory takes a new look at spatialized 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 huma...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,
[2020]
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| Series: | Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Summary: | Places of Memory takes a new look at spatialized 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 organization 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 158 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781789696134 1789696135 |