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 …

Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new
approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that sociology can identify those factors …

Irish culture is obsessed with the past, and this book asks why and how. In an innovative
reading of Irish culture since 1980, Emilie Pine provides a new analysis of theatre, film …

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 …

The article proposes to interpret the web-based encyclopaedia Wikipedia as a global
memory place. After presenting the core elements and basic characteristics of wikis and …

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 …

Imagine the everyday experience of compiling a shopping list. Cottage cheese is on the list.
And smoked salmon, six bottles of wine, three pairs of socks—o fteen items in total. Usually …

This article examines the role of the creative arts in renegotiating the border between
memorable and unmemorable lives. It does so with specific reference to the (un) forgetting of …

Este artículo de revisión tiene como objetivo recoger y hacer una sistematización preliminar
de investigaciones y textos de reflexión teórica o investigativa, sobre la relación entre arte y …

This incisive volume brings together postcolonial studies, visual culture and cultural memory
studies to explain how the Netherlands continues to rediscover its history of violence in …