ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Collective Memory, Alex Salmond, Sean Connery
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Because of its intricacy, cultural memory has been a highly controversial issue ever since its very conception in. Maurice halbwachs"s (philosopher, sociologist) studies on m moire collective. How the past is shaped by our mental attitudes. Memory can only function within a collective context selective ( raymond williams: selective tradition) A memory or memories shared or recollected by a group, as a community or culture. Any collection of memories passed from one generation to the next. Scotland"s collective memory: historical william wallace in literature historical william wallace in everyday life, political and cultural appropriation (aneignung) of the icon e. g. cultural: mel gibson"s movie braveheart . Sir walter scott (inventor of the historical novel): exploits and death of william wallace the hero of scotland. Convey the spirit of the middle ages. True nature of scotland is falsified by the movie. To the immortal memory of sir william wallace, scottish patriot born at elderslie renfrewshire circa.
