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Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History

Contributors:

By (Author) Abby Smith Rumsey

ISBN:

9780262048477

Publisher:

MIT Press Ltd

Imprint:

MIT Press

Publication Date:

5th September 2023

UK Publication Date:

23rd August 2023

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Political ideologies and movements
Social and cultural history

Dewey:

947.000904

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

224

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm

Description

An exploration of historical memory and networks of meaning in the context of today's crises of extremism and polarization. As authoritarianism continues to rise around the world, the stories we tell ourselves about what has happened and what is happening become ever more relevant. In Memory, Edited, Abby Smith Rumsey examines collective memory, how it binds us, and how it can be used by bad actors to manipulate us. Bringing forward the voices of a rich cast of Eastern European artists from the past two hundred years-from Fyodor Dostoevsky to Gerhard Richter-Rumsey shows how their work and lives illustrate the devastation wrought by regimes dependent on entrenched lies to survive. This hijacking of the narrative polarizes communities even as it commandeers our future. Through an interdisciplinary lens that includes the best thinking from history, the arts, cognitive science, psychology, and political philosophy, Rumsey lays bare our narratives, showing how they are constructed and how they have changed over time. Ever-aware of resisting the false promise of utopia, Rumsey argues that only by confronting the past and reckoning with the crimes that were committed can we ever hope to heal and gain self-knowledge. Memory, Edited is an indispensable text for anyone who cares about democracy, equality, and freedom in our current age of crisis.

Author Bio

Abby Smith Rumsey is an intellectual and cultural historian. She chairs the board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and is the author of When We Are No More- How Digital Memory Is Shaping Our Future.

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