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Memory involves much work and is therefore a “verb” or “action” word and not just the description of a practice. [3] Memory as a “symbolic representation of the past embedded in social action” and also emphasises that memory is a practice of recollection rather than just a set of facts. [4]
A memory war is a political dispute over the interpretation or memorialization of a historical event. It is applied especially to disputes in Central and Eastern Europe over the interpretation of World War II.
Politics of memory is the organisation of collective memory by political agents; the political means by which events are remembered and recorded, or discarded. Eventually, politics of memory may determine the way history is written and passed on, hence the terms history politics or politics of history .
National memory is a form of collective memory defined by shared experiences and culture. It is an integral part to national identity . It represents one specific form of cultural memory , which makes an essential contribution to national group cohesion .
Just 13% of eighth-graders were deemed “proficient” in history, based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, an exam sometimes called “America’s report card.” Only 22% were ...
The premise for memory work or travail de memoire is that history is not memory. We try to represent the past in the present through memory, history and the archives. As Paul Ricoeur argued, memory alone is fallible. [4] Historical accounts are always partial and potentially misrepresent since historians do not work with bare, uninterpreted facts.
In 2004, even before multiple combat deployments became routine, a study of 3,671 combat Marines returning from Iraq found that 65 percent had killed an enemy combatant, and 28 percent said they were responsible for the death of a civilian. Eighty-three percent had seen ill or injured women or children whom they were unable to help.
Users can also turn off memory at any time and additionally tell ChatGPT after the fact to “forget” any specific details they don’t want the chatbot to keep on its notepad.