Collective Memory
France and the Algerian War (1954-62)
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 2007
1 pages
978-1-9787-8075-0 (ISBN)
Description
Collective Memory examines the difficult transmission of memory in France of the Algerian war of independence (1954-62). Emphasizing the current lack of transmission of memories of this war through a detailed case study of three crucial vectors of memory: the teaching of school history, coverage in the media, and discussion in the family, author McCormack argues that lack of transmission of memories is feeding into contemporary racism and exclusion in France. Collective Memory draws extensively on interviews with historians, teachers, and pupils as well as secondary sources and media analysis. McCormack proposes that a greater "work of memory" needs to be undertaken if France is to overcome the division in French society that stems from the war. There has been little reconciliation of divisive group memories, a situation that leaves many individuals without a voice on this important subject. "Memory battles" dominate discussion of the topic as many issues periodically flare up and cannot yet be overcome.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-8075-0 (9781978780750)
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02/2010
Lexington Books
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Person
Jo McCormack, PhD, is lecturer in French at the Institute for International Studies, University of Technology, Sydney.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Algerian War: Between Memory and History
Chapter 2 Chapter One: Critical Literature and Recent Developments
Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Pedagogy: Imagining the French Nation
Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Family: Discussing the War Years, Personal and Family Stories
Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Media: Reporting the War Forty Years On
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Teaching, Reporting, and Discussing the Algerian War in Contemporary France
Chapter 2 Chapter One: Critical Literature and Recent Developments
Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Pedagogy: Imagining the French Nation
Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Family: Discussing the War Years, Personal and Family Stories
Chapter 5 Chapter Four: The Media: Reporting the War Forty Years On
Chapter 6 Conclusion: Teaching, Reporting, and Discussing the Algerian War in Contemporary France
