Collective Memory Narratives in Contemporary Culture

Starting from the central importance of memory in contemporary societies, this book encourages a transdisciplinary reflection on how the 'presentification of the past' is never a simple reenactment but corresponds to the interaction between memory and cultural sensitiveness, present beliefs and needs, expectations, and forecasts for the future. It studies cultural (re)construction through collective stories, including academic debates, media narratives, collective mobilizations, state narrative ...