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collective memory n (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the shared memories of a group, family, race, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The similarities and differences in historical experience of racism mean that women of color have different collective memories of violence and therefore they may relate differently to each other without always realizing it or knowing why. More problematic, as Paul Connerton has shown, was Halbwachs' neglect of the manner in which collective memories are passed on, communicated, from one generation to another. Elam's criticism of Wilson's contradictions, omissions, and complicity is highly persuasive, yet in the end, his criticism seems overshadowed by his acknowledgment and praise of Wilson's accomplishment of resurrecting collective memories and individual histories, of reconstructing cultural practices, and of providing silenced voices with speech. |
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