Handbook of Culture and Memory

Edited by Brady Wagoner

Frontiers in Culture and Psychology

Focuses on culture as a process rather than a bounded group of people
Features an interdisciplinary group of contributors who are leading figures in their subject area
Provides the latest models of memory integrating psychological and social-cultural processes

Handbook of Culture and Memory

Edited by Brady Wagoner

Frontiers in Culture and Psychology

Description

In the Handbook of Culture and Memory, Brady Wagoner and his team of international contributors explore how memory is deeply entwined with social relationships, stories in film and literature, group history, ritual practices, material artifacts, and a host of other cultural devices. Culture is seen as the medium through which people live and make meaning of their lives. In this book, analyses focus on the mutual constitution of people's memories and the social-cultural worlds to which they belong.

The complex relationship between culture and memory is explored in: the concept of memory and its relation to evolution, neurology and history; life course changes in memory from its development in childhood to its decline in old age; and the national and transnational organization of collective memory and identity through narratives propagated in political discourse, the classroom, and the media.

Handbook of Culture and Memory

Edited by Brady Wagoner

Frontiers in Culture and Psychology

Part I. Concept and History of Memory
Chapter 1: The Evolutionary Origins of Human Cultural Memory
Merlin Donald
Chapter 2: From Memory as Archive to Remembering as Conversation
Jens Brockmeier
Chapter 3: Discerning the History Inscribed Within: Significant Sites of the Narrative Unconscious
Mark Freeman
Part II. Cultural Contexts of Remembering
Chapter 4: The Landscape of Family Memory
Bradd Shore and Sara Kauko
Chapter 5: Materiality of Memory: The Case of the Remembrance Poppy
Kyoko Murakami
Chapter 6: Approaches to Testimony: Two Current Views and Beyond
Kotaro Takagi and Naohisa Mori
Chapter 7: Rethinking Function, Self and Culture, in 'Difficult' Autobiographical Memories
Steve D. Brown and Paula Reavey
Part III. Memory through the Life Course
Chapter 8: The Cultural Construction of Memory in Early Childhood
Katherine Nelson
Chapter 9: Memory in Life Transitions
Constance de Saint Laurent and Tania Zittoun
Chapter 10: Memory in Old Age: A Life-span Perspective
Dieter Ferring
Part IV. Memory, History and Identity
Chapter 11: National Memory and Where to Find It
James V. Wertsch
Chapter 12: History, Collective Memories or National Memories? How the Representation of the Past is Framed by Master Narratives
Mario Carretero and Floor van Alphen
Chapter 13: Media and the Dynamics of Memory: From Cultural Paradigms to Transcultural Mediation
Astrid Erll

Handbook of Culture and Memory

Edited by Brady Wagoner

Frontiers in Culture and Psychology

Author Information

Edited by Brady Wagoner, Professor, Centre of Cultural Psychology, Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University

Brady Wagoner is Professor of Psychology at Aalborg University in Denmark. He was the co-creator of the F.C. Bartlett Internet Archive and is associate editor for the journals Culture & Psychology and Peace & Conflict. He received the 'early career award' from Division 26 of the American Psychological Association: the Society for the History of Psychology.

Contributors:

Jens Brockmeier
Department of Psychology
The American University of Paris
Paris, France

Steven D. Brown
School of Management
University of Leicester
Leicester, England, UK

Mario Carretero
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Constance de Saint Laurent
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Merlin Donald
Department of Psychology
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Astrid Erll
Institute for English & American Studies
Goethe Universitat
Frankfurt, Germany

Dieter Ferring
Department of Psychology
University of Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Mark Freeman
Department of Psychology
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA

Sara Kauko
Department of Anthropology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Naohisa Mori
Sapporo Gakuin University
Hokkaido, Japan

Kyoko Murakami
Department of Psychology
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark

Katherine Nelson
Department of Psychology
The Graduate Center-City University of New York
New York, NY

Paula Reavey
Department of Psychology
London South Bank University
London, England, UK

Bradd Shore
Department of Anthropology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Kotaro Takagi
Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo, Japan

Floor van Alphen
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Buenos Aires, Argentina

James Wertsch
Department of Anthropology
Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Tania Zittoun
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Université de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Handbook of Culture and Memory

Edited by Brady Wagoner

Frontiers in Culture and Psychology

Reviews and Awards

"These expansive essays offer both richly detailed surveys of cutting edge research and productive new directions. Between biology and media theory, between psychology and history, this is the book to read on memory and culture." " - John Sutton, Professor, Department of Cognitive Science, Macquarie University

"This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of culture in human memory. Ranging across world history, cultural variations in contemporary societies, and human development from early childhood to old age, the authors have provided a treasure trove of information that is artfully woven together by this sure-handed editorial curation." " - Michael Cole, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego

"This volume makes more significant contributions than one can count, and will be a standard reference for those who wish to overcome the hard distinction between individualist and collectivist approaches to memory, which these essays accomplish through their commitment to a deep historical perspective." " - Jeffrey Keith Olick, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Virginia