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Preferred term

collective memory  

Definition

  • Memories shared by a social group which contribute to its identity.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • social memory

Scope note

  • According to Hirst et al. (2018, p. 439): “Definitions of collective memory abound. Generally, they fall into two classes: one that treats collective memories as consisting of publicly available symbols maintained by society […], and another that defines collective memory as individual memories shared by members of a community that bear on the collective identity of that community.“

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Barash, J. A. (2017). Collective memory. In S. Bernecker & K. Michaelian (Eds.), Routledge handbook of philosophy of memory (pp. 255–267). London: Routledge.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Bouchat, P., & Klein, O. (2019). Se souvenir ensemble : La mémoire collective à travers le prisme de la psychologie sociale. Cahiers de psychologie clinique, n° 53(2), 183‑204. https://doi.org/10.3917/cpc.053.0183

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Burnell, R., Umanath, S., & Garry, M. (2023). Collective memories serve similar functions to autobiographical memories. Memory, 31(3), 316–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2022.2154804

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Gensburger, S., & Lefranc, S. (Éds.). (2023). La mémoire collective en question(s). Presses Universitaires de France.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Halbwachs, M. (1925). Les cadres sociaux de la mémoire. Alcan.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Halbwachs, M. (1950). La mémoire collective. Presses Universitaires de France.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Heux, L., Caparos, C., Souchay, C., Luciani, I., Tree, J., Granet-Abisset, A.-M., & Clifford, R. (2023). Étudier la mémoire collective en psychologie et en histoire. In I. Luciani & C. Souchay (Éds.), La mémoire à l’épreuve de l’interdisciplinarité : Sciences humaines et cognitives. (pp. 75–124). Presses Universitaires de Provence.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Heux, L., Rathbone, C., Gensburger, S., Clifford, R., & Souchay, C. (2023). Collective memory and autobiographical memory: Perspectives from the humanities and cognitive sciences, 14(3), e1635. WIREs Cognitive Science, e1635. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1635

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Hirst, W., & Manier, D. (2008). Towards a psychology of collective memory. Memory, 16(3), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701811912

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Hirst, W., Yamashiro, J. K., & Coman, A. (2018). Collective memory from a psychological perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(5), 438–451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.02.010

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Laikhuram, P. (2022). Collective memory: Metaphor or real? Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-022-09683-7

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Merck, C., & Hirst, W. (2022). Distinguishing collective memory and history: A community’s identity and history are derived from distinct sources. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 11(4), 598–609. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000029

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Michaelian, K., & Perrin, D. (2023). La métaphysique de la mémoire collective. In I. Luciani & C. Souchay (Éds.), La mémoire à l’épreuve de l’interdisciplinarité : Sciences humaines et cognitives. (pp. 27–54). Presses Universitaires de Provence.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Orianne, J.-F., & Eustache, F. (2023). Collective memory: Between individual systems of consciousness and social systems. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1238272

    • Document type: conceptual analysis

    , historical study

    , literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Rajaram, S. (2022). Collective memory and the individual mind. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(12), 1056‑1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.014

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Roediger, H. L. (2021). Three facets of collective memory. American Psychologist, 76(9), 1388‑1400. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000938

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Roediger, H. L., & Abel, M. (2015). Collective memory: A new arena of cognitive study. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(7), 359-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.04.003

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Wertsch, J. V., & III, H. L. R. (2008). Collective memory: Conceptual foundations and theoretical approaches. Memory, 16(3), 318-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701801434

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

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  • Frank Arnould

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