collective memory

Definitions

A shared pool of information held in the memories of multiple members of a group.

Equivalents

Examples

“Is it important, or even possible, for people to remember⟳ the events of Sept. 11 as they happened? Or is it more important for a society to concentrate on collective memory?”

“At the same time it vividly evokes the almost preposterous horror of war itself, which Mr. [Walid] Raad experiences both first hand and from a distance, and has evoked as semifictional collective memory.”

“The shift in the collective memory is also taking place⟳ in local schools, where some teachers still refuse⟳ to teach⟳ lessons on 1921.”

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