Memory, Narrative, and the Autobiographical Process
Edición de la obra Beyond the Archive
| Autor | Jens Brockmeier |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Oxford University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | Sep 02, 2015 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 424 |
| Formato | hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199861569 |
| ISBN-10 | 0199861560 |
| OCLC | 904528710 |
| LCCN | 2015003217 |
| Número de Cutter | B864b |
"Our longstanding view of memory and remembering is in the midst of a profound transformation. This transformation does not only affect our concept of memory or a particular idea of how we remember and forget; it is a wider cultural process. In order to understand it, one must step back and consider what is meant when we say memory. Brockmeier's far-ranging studies offer such a perspective, synthesizing understandings of remembering from the neurosciences, humanities, social studies, and in key works of autobiographical literature and life-writing. His conclusions force us to radically rethink our very notion of memory as an archive of the past, one that suggests the natural existence of a distinctive human capacity (or a set of neuronal systems) enabling us to "encode," "store," and "recall" past experiences". --Publisher.