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The third wave of memory studies: Going against the grain for twenty-three years

https://doi.org/10.31249/poln/2018.03.01

Abstract

The article focuses on the development of memory studies as a research field. It is accepted to distinguish three waves in memory studies, the last of which, which began in the late 1990 s, continues to this day. As features of a research field we can identify such complex components as a level, a method, and an object of analysis, as well as an institutional structure capable of organizing this analysis, and criteria for evaluating results. The author analyzes these components, specifically focusing on the functioning of the very concept of memory, the possibility of applying methods of natural sciences to its study, as well as the level of institutional development of memory studies. Founding of a specialized magazine (2008) and an association (2016), as well as the popularity of educational programs on the subject of memory can be regarded as evidence of overcoming the crisis diagnosed in the field in late 1990 s.

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Julia Safronova
European University at St. Petersburg
Russian Federation


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