The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism

Gutman, Yifat; Wüstenberg, Jenny

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“…In their Handbook of Memory Activism, Gutman and Wüstenberg (2022) argue that we are witnessing an 'activist turn' in memory studies. According to them, 'Scholars, policymakers, and citizens have recently begun to take notice of their extraordinary power to affect mnemonic change, and by extension, alter societies writ large'.…”

Section: Memory Activism In Moldova: Between Antagonistic Cosmopolita...mentioning

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“…They engage in painstaking historical research, collect traces of the bygone eras and ongoing injustices, develop rituals of mourning that undermine official narratives, build alternative sites of remembering, work to support existing commemorative institutions, and more. They draw on long-established forms of remembering, as well as develop creative ways of engaging with the past and making it meaningful in the present (Gutman and Wüstenberg, 2022).…”

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Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects

Fuksová

2024

Journal of European Studies

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Drawing on the threefold categorisation of memory as antagonistic, cosmopolitan and agonistic, proposed by Anna Cento Bull and Hans Hansen, the article examines contemporary memory activism in the Republic of Moldova and how it contributes to creating historical narratives. Through an analysis of two memory initiatives, namely ‘The Last Address’ and ‘Stolpersteine’, designed to memorialise victims of Soviet repression and atrocities committed by the Romanian and Nazi German forces, respectively, the article uncovers the many challenges facing memory activists in Moldova where there is limited openness about these periods in recent history. Instead, different versions of the past and suppression of painful truths are subservient to contemporary political agendas.

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Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects

Fuksová

2024

Journal of European Studies

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“…Evoking collective memories of historical events or periods may be particularly efficient. Indeed, memory activism is currently attracting growing attention in the social sciences (Gutman & Wüstenberg, 2023). Collective memories are 'representations of the past in the minds of members of a community that contribute to the community's sense of identity' (Manier & Hirst, 2008, p. 253).…”

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How and why decolonial activists mobilize or challenge the victim status: The case of Belgium's Afro‐descendants

Lastrego

Grippa

Licata

2023

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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The aim of the present article was to investigate how and why Afro‐descendant decolonial activists in Belgium morally typecast their group when discussing their struggle to challenge the status quo. Ten Afro‐descendant activists from different associations or movements active in Brussels were interviewed, and the interviews were examined through a thematic content analysis using the following themes and sub‐themes: moral typecasting (positive agent, positive patient, negative patient, and negative agent), the period of time (pre‐colonial, colonial, and present times in Belgium), and perceived strategy. Overall, our analysis revealed that the interviewees referred to multiple moral statuses. The association of sub‐themes allowed to investigate how and why the moral statuses were mobilized. We thus concluded that moral statuses were used in reference to both past and present times and that their mobilization was recognized as being strategic to challenge the status quo. The results were interpreted in light of decolonial actions and minorities' strategies to challenge the ingroup situation and to motivate its members.

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“…(Bartlett, 1932). It is today at the core of the new subfield of research in social sciences on the topic of “memory activism” (Gutman & Wustenberg, 2022).…”

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Collective memory and autobiographical memory: Perspectives from the humanities and cognitive sciences

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Rathbone

Gensburger

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WIRES Cognitive Science

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The current overview provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of autobiographical and collective memory studies, focusing on history and cognitive psychology, to help other scholars bridge the disciplinary gap. We describe the various interpretative frameworks used to build theoretical knowledge on how autobiographical memory and collective memory are intertwined. We expose how research exploring self, social and directive functions of autobiographical memory echoes three main functions that can be identified for collective memory, that is, social identity, social schemata, and means for actions, or a political decision tool of research in these fields. In doing so, we hope to stimulate opportunities for more interdisciplinary research.

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The Routledge Handbook of Memory Activism

Cited by 30 publications

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Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects

Memory activism in the Republic of Moldova: Last address and Stolpersteine projects

How and why decolonial activists mobilize or challenge the victim status: The case of Belgium's Afro‐descendants

Collective memory and autobiographical memory: Perspectives from the humanities and cognitive sciences

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