Social Functions of Memory. A Literature Review

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Tubingen, course: Ubung: Written Communication II, language: English, abstract: This paper will situate the concept of memory into a social and cultural context: It will show how individual memory and cultural memory influence and depend on each other, and that thereby, a cultural identity is formed. Also, it will depict the effects of cultural memory on society and politics. As it refers to a rather abstract notion, the term "e;memory"e; is highly difficult to define or describe. Memory is not only the object of psychology but also of the field of humanities, in particular philosophy, social studies and cultural studies.