"Memory in Cultureis an introduction to one of the most exciting new interdisciplinary fields of research: cultural memory studies. Who was Maurice Halbwachs, and what are the "social frameworks of memory"? What can Aby Warburg's work tell us about the "memory of art"? How do Pi…
In Japan, people often refer August 15, 1945 as the end of "that war." But the duration of "that war" remains vague. At times, it refers to the fifteen years of war in the Asia-Pacific. At others, it refers to an imagination of the century long struggle between the East and the …
This thesis examines the interplay between emotion and social memory in the historical narrative (re)formation of the Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery in the village of Lockbourne, Pickaway County, Ohio. The research agenda includes a contextualization and critical assessment …
Toplumsal bellek çalışmaları II. Dünya savaşı sonrası sosyal bilimler yazınında gittikçe artan bir popülerliğe kavuşmuştur. Ortaya konan eserler incelendiğinde bu çalışmaların trajedi ve yas merkezli oldukları görülmektedir. İnsan ve toplum hafızasının yaşanmış olan olumsuz olay…
1857 remains a central watershed in the North Indian history, marking an end to the Mughal rule and permanently altering the material and social landscape of North India. This research analyzes the accounts of 1857 and the late Mughal rule by North Indian Urdu authors written in…
The study of Melkis[dotbelow]edeq has been highly fragmentary among modern scholars, proving to be difficult to discuss over the long Second Temple Period. This study will focus on the social memory of Melkis[dotbelow]edeq to understand the evolution of the tradition surrounding…
