Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was once a household name, but is now largely forgotten. This
book explores how Scott's work became an all-pervasive point of reference for cultural …

No observer of the trajectory of the study of culture over the last decades can help noticing
the ongoing trend towards interdisciplinarity and internationalisation. Terms such as inter …

We all know how it feels–that experience of finding ourselves, or perhaps better put, losing
ourselves, in an uncanny or excessive space. On leaving the cinema, our surroundings …

This article outlines some recent achievements and new perspectives in contemporary
memory studies. It first gives an overview of the recent handbooks and anthologies of …

The impact of digital global media, geopolitical changes and migration demands new
theorizations within memory studies. Despite the growing field of media memory studies, the …

However, this creative variety of perspectives has implied, to some extent, a theoretical
isolationism, most often underpinned by disciplinary conventions. Even though Memory …

Abstract This article revisits Anthony Smith's landmark collection Myths and Memories of the
Nation (1999) from the perspective of recent developments in cultural memory studies. It …

A strong emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary breadth of Memory Studies with
contributions from leading international scholars in sociology, anthropology, philosophy …

This book presents a map of the application of memory studies concepts and approaches to
the study of translation. While current research located at the intersection of translation …

On November 6, 1959, ten years after returning to West Germany in the wake of the Nazi
period and Holocaust, Theodor W. Adorno addressed teachers from the Society for Christian …