My review of 'The Collective Memory Reader', edited by Jeffrey K. Olick, Vered
Vinitzky-Seroussi and Daniel Levy (OUP 2011) has been published by Time & Society.
"...for its excellent selection of texts and passages, The Collective Memory Reader is indispensible to both interested students and seasoned scholars of Memory
Studies, for an overview, as inspiration and as a treasure chest.
While the compilation overall is a careful
reflection of the history of Memory Studies, the opportunity of the volume’s 60-page
introduction to bring the compiled texts together has unfortunately been
missed. ..."
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