Content analysis of living historical memory around the world: Terrorization of the Anglosphere, and national foundations of hope in developing societies

Autor: James H. Liu, Silvia Mari, Sarah Y Choi, Ilya Garber
Přispěvatelé: Choi, S, Liu, J, Mari, S, Garber, I
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Memory Studies. 16:333-351
ISSN: 1750-6999
1750-6980
DOI: 10.1177/1750698021995974
Popis: Recently, researchers have endeavored to extend cultural perspectives of collective remembering by examining communicative or living historical memory (collective memories that emerge from informal communication between ordinary people). The current study examined the content and subjective evaluation of living historical memory from open-ended nominations of historical events provided by samples from 39 societies. Results showed that Western societies were dominated by living memories of terrorism, reflecting a distinctly negative climate. By contrast, many developing societies displayed a more positive climate in living memory that was rooted in events related to their nation’s foundation. The current study opens up avenues for conceptualizing the role of collective remembering in shaping emotional climates that influence (or may be part of) national political culture.
Databáze: OpenAIRE